The United States will move forward with its transfer of F-16 jets to Turkey after national security adviser Jake Sullivan announced President Joe Biden had no reservations about the deal.

Speaking from Vilnius, Lithuania, ahead of Tuesday's NATO summit, Sullivan said Biden "had been clear that he supports the transfer" and will move forward with it in consultation with Congress.

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In October 2021, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan requested to buy $20 billion of Lockheed Martin's F-16 fighters. However, no deal was made before this week as the Vilnius NATO summit approached, where more pressing concerns dominated conversations.

Biden, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, and other member nations had been adamant about securing Sweden's entry into the alliance, which would strengthen defensive priorities for the West in and around the Baltic Sea. But Turkey had rejected Sweden's admittance, upset over its belief that the Nordic country is harboring Kurdish terrorists.

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On Monday, Erdogan agreed to ratify Sweden's entry, leading many to believe that Biden's willingness to provide the U.S.-made F-16s to Turkey was the deciding factor in the change in stance.

Another main priority for the summit, which takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday, is Ukraine and its desire to join the alliance. While Biden has said Ukraine is not ready to be admitted, Sullivan on Monday said NATO allies will make a "united, positive signal" on Ukraine's path toward membership, per Reuters.