Trump says US will lift sanctions on Turkey

The United States plans to lift unilateral sanctions imposed on Turkey over Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems, US President Donald Trump has said, according to TASS.

“I can say that we will lift the sanctions,” Trump said during a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

The talks between the US and Turkish leaders are taking place in Ankara on the sidelines of the NATO summit.