<h1>U.S. signals possible lifting of long-standing hold on advanced fighter-jet sales to Turkey after bilateral talks</h1> The U.S. president and the Turkish president held bilateral talks in which the U.S. signalled it may lift a long-standing hold on advanced fighter-jet sales to the NATO ally; Turkey was previously removed from the program after purchasing a Russian air-defence system amid U.S. national-security concerns that the system could expose F-35 capabilities to Russia. Discussions linked defence sales to Turkey's broader economic ties with Russia and regional roles in Ukraine, Syria and Gaza. The meeting reflects a policy shift toward re-engagement despite prior human-rights and democratic-backsliding concerns, with potential implications for NATO interoperability and U.S. export-control and security-assurance conditions.