By Humeyra Pamuk, Gram Slattery and Huseyin HayatseverANKARA, July 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday he would lift U.S. sanctions imposed on Turkey over its purchase of Russian defense missiles, and signaled a willingness to sell the NATO ally F-35 fighter jets, a move likely to face strong resistance in Congress.

US President Donald Trump's visit to Ankara for the NATO summit could help secure Turkey's acquisition of dozens of fighter jet engines, but won't resolve the F-35 dispute that…

The Trump administration plan to sell F-35s to Turkey has become an even greater disaster.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's working to drop sanctions on Turkey, originally raised over the country’s purchase of Russian defense systems.

Trump said that his secretary of state and treasury secretary were working on the issue.