US President Donald Trump said he would lift ​sanctions off Turkiye and make a decision ‌on a potential sale of F-35s to Ankara as he began a meeting on Tuesday ​with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at a ​NATO summit.

“We’re going to be taking the ⁠sanctions off,” Trump told reporters when ​asked about the measures imposed under ​the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.

In 2020, Washington imposed CAATSA sanctions on Turkiye over its ​acquisition of Russian S-400 air defence systems. It also removed Ankara from the F-35 fighter ‌jet ⁠program, a move Turkiye called unjust and illegal.

Trump was expected to throw his support behind the potential sale of ​F-35s during ​the visit ⁠to Ankara, two sources familiar with the matter said on ​Tuesday, even as legal and ​congressional hurdles have yet to be fully resolved.

“It’s a decision we’re going to make,” Trump ⁠said. He ​said he and Erdogan ​would also discuss trade.