Turkey is trying to pursue a “balanced policy”.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday called for intensification efforts to end the war in Ukraine , adding that “there are no losers in a just world.”
Erdogan said Turkey was trying to pursue a “balanced policy” because of its strong dependence. “We need to step up our diplomatic efforts for a long-term ceasefire,” Erdogan told reporters at the end of a NATO summit on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to AFP.
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Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanyshyna in a comment to ZN.UA noted that NATO lacks the collective determination to cross the red lines drawn by Kremlin President Vladimir Putin, therefore, Ukraine is forced to look for other options to protect national security.
Read more about the results of the NATO summit in Madrid in the article Vladimir Kravchenko “Why NATO does not give Ukraine weapons” >.
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