The US is softening its stance on Patriot air defense systems, Reuters reported referring to the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.

“We made this offer to the United States on the Patriot: If you are going to give us Patriots, then do it. We can also buy Patriots from you,” Erdogan told reporters. “They also softened significantly on this S-400 issue. They are now at the point of ‘promise us you won’t make the S-400s operational’,” he added.

Despite the tense relations between the US and Turkey amid the Turkish decision to buy Russian S-400s, Washington said they are ready to provide Turkey with ammunition for military operations in Idlib.