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Dorian Jones

European leaders reframe approach to arms sales to Turkey as Ukraine deal looms

Turkey provides the second largest army to the European defence bloc Nato. TURKISH ARMED FORCES/AFP/File

In a sign of warming Turkish relations, European leaders have started lifting their opposition to key military hardware sales, to the alarm of Turkey's rival Greece. The move comes as Turkey, Nato's second-largest army, is viewed as potentially playing a key role in Europe's security goals as doubts grow over Washington's commitment to the continent's defence.

Greece is reacting furiously against France over the potential sale of the Meteor air-to-air missile to Turkey. The missile sale and the Turkish bid to procure Europe's Eurofighter threatened to erase Greece's military edge over its rival Turkey.

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