The US Congress sent a clear message to Turkey about the overflights over the Greek islands, which included a reference to this in the accompanying text of the defense budget (NDAA) that was finalized on Tuesday night.
"We believe that NATO allies should not conduct unauthorized overflights into the airspace of other NATO allies," U.S. lawmakers noted in the accompanying explanatory text of the NDAA.
Although the effort to pass an F-16 amendment was not successful, it should be noted that the amendments were merely an additional tool from the beginning, as Senator Robert Menendez continues to retain his veto power as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Source: cnn.gr
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