The head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry shares military support for Ukraine and the possibility of direct participation of the Alliance in the war.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated that his country will continue to provide military support to Ukraine, but does not want NATO to participate in the war.
He said this on Friday, May 31, at the end of an informal meeting of the heads of diplomacy of the North Atlantic Alliance countries held in Prague, AFP reports.
“We support continued assistance to Ukraine and Ukraine's ability to deter [Russian aggression], but we do not want NATO to be involved in this war,” Fidan said.
According to the head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Ankara believes that “supporting Ukraine in guaranteeing its territorial integrity and liberating its territories is one aspect, and NATO’s participation in the war is another.”
Fidan noted that NATO's participation in the war “risks leading to regional expansion (conflict) and even major crises.”
Turkey's Foreign Minister made these remarks in the context that several NATO countries, including the United States, intend to respond to increased Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory, especially civilian targets, explains AFP.
We recall that earlier the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov accused NATO countries of provoking a new level of tension and pushing Ukraine to continue the “senseless war”.
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