President Donald Trump has urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop buying Russian oil amid the ongoing war in Ukraine during Erdogan’s first White House visit since 2019.

Trump said Turkey’s continued imports from Russia were undermining global pressure on Moscow and called on Erdogan to use his influence with both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky to push for peace.

Meanwhile, Trump hinted at resolving a long-running dispute over US stealth fighter jets. He signalled readiness to lift sanctions and possibly allow Turkey back into the F-35 program suspended in 2019 after Ankara bought Russian S-400 missiles.

The meeting also touched on regional tensions in Gaza and Syria. Erdogan, a vocal critic of Israel, said he believed he and Trump could work together to resolve regional conflicts.