< p _ngcontent-sc147="" class="news-annotation">World countries united in a “tank coalition” to provide Ukraine with weapons. And among these countries there is Turkey, although there was no information from official Ankara about the supply of such equipment to us.
Turkey has not officially announced the provision of tanks to Ukraine, but heavy She has been supplying equipment for a long time. Political strategist Mikhail Sheitelman told about this Channel 24. And, according to him, she began to do it one of the first. Ukraine received the first batch of armored personnel carriers from Turkey around May.
Turkey is a military ally of Ukraine
He recalled that recently, when Recep Erdogan was on a visit to Russia, information appeared that another batch of armored personnel carriers was being transported to Ukraine through Bulgaria and Romania.
In general, a lot of equipment we are given silently, so I won’t be surprised if Turkey hands over a certain number of tanks to Ukraine. They don't yell around every corner about what Bayraktar delivers. And they do it and are not obliged to declare it, – the political strategist noted.
He stressed that Turkey does not have such transparency in society, when the authorities must report to it or ask permission.
“Turkey is a frank military ally of Ukraine,” Sheitelman said.
Ukraine will not return a penny
If the majority of allies give us weapons, then Turkey sells them to us. But recently she gave us two Bayraktar.
The political scientist recalled that during the war Ukraine lives by an overwhelming majority at the expense of Western assistance. And how much money Ukraine will need before the end of the war, the West will provide.
And after the war, all this will be written off. Ukraine will not return a penny to anyone. Accordingly, if Turkey sells Bayraktar to us for money, then Germany or the Netherlands will pay for it, he believes.
In his opinion, when it comes to European independence, Western countries should pay 10 or 100 billion in any currency is not important.
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Turkey will hold presidential elections this year. Sheitelman believes that Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a lot of efforts to be re-elected. And if he remains president, he will continue to support Ukraine and “rob” Russia.
“There is no need to reproach him for his relations with Russia. He profits from Russia, because it sells gas to Turkey at a price below its cost. And in this sense, Erdogan is also an ally of Ukraine,” the political consultant said.
Turkish factor in Russia's war against Ukraine: important
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is interested in peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. According to the editor-in-chief of the portal “Ukraine in Arabic” Mohammad Farajallah, Turkey in this war occupied a useful and necessary niche of a mediator between both countries. This could give Erdogan even more political influence in the future.
- Turkey expressed support for the “peace formula” proposed by President Volodymyr Zelensky in November 2022. However, Ankara notes the negotiations. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Ankara is making efforts to resolve the war in Ukraine, and President Recep Erdogan is committed to a ceasefire and lasting peace.
- The position of Turkish leader Recep Erdogan in the Russian-Ukrainian war is ambiguous. On the one hand, Turkey does not recognize the annexation of Ukrainian territories and provided us with Bayraktors. On the other hand, the country actively trades with Russia, buys Russian oil and helps the aggressor country bypass sanctions. Analysts note that this is a kind of “pro-Ukrainian neutrality.” However, Mykola Davidyuk does not think so. According to the political scientist, Turkey's position can rather be described as follows: Russian-Ukrainian neutrality with superiority towards Moscow.
