U.S. starts ‘unwinding’ Turkey from F-35 program over Russia defence deal

By Phil Stewart and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United States on Friday raised the stakes in its standoff with Turkey over Ankara's deal to acquire a Russian air defence system, laying out a plan to remove the NATO ally from the F-35 fighter jet program that includes immediately halting any new training for Turkish pilots on the advanced aircraft. Acting U.S

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