U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks during an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem August 21, 2018. REUTERS/RonenZvulun
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Turkey could end its lira-battering crisis with the United States "instantly" by freeing a detained American pastor, President Donald Trump's national security adviser said, adding that a Qatari cash infusion would not help Ankara's economy.
The Turkish currency has been in freefall since Washington ordered tariffs in retaliation for the detention of Pastor Andrew Brunson on charges of complicity in a failed 2016 coup.
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