A U.S. Senator has called on President Donald Trump to cancel the sale of F-35 fighter planes to Turkey if the latter maintains the S-400 anti-aircraft system purchase deal with Russia.

Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen on Saturday said on Twitter that the United States should not allow Turkey to jeopardize the safety of the U.S. pilots and the security of NATO by using F-35 jets and S-400 missile systems at the same time. The senator also questioned Ankara’s commitment for remaining in NATO.

Trump needs to make it crystal clear: If Turkey purchases the Russian S-400 system from Putin, it will not receive the F-35. Period. Turkey must not be allowed to compromise the safety of our pilots and the security of NATO. Do they want to quit NATO? https://t.co/pp0DuSFTG8

— Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) March 2, 2019

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