President Biden on Monday offered an awkward fist-bump to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Belgium at the annual NATO summit Monday — as the Islamist strongman prepared to blast the U.S. leader for his recent recognition of the Armenian genocide.
Biden, wearing a mask despite being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for months, approached an unmasked Erdogan, who was seated at a desk, and offered his fist at an angle that caught the Turkish leader off guard.
Erdogan rose to greet Biden, continuing the casual knuckle contact as they spoke.
In 2020, the U.S. sanctioned Turkey for purchasing for $2.5 billion S-400 surface-to-air missiles from Russia.
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The U.S. has repeatedly refused Erdogan’s request to deport Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, who lives in Pennsylvania. Erodgan claims Gulen was behind the 2016 coup attempt.
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