Turkey is ready to become a guarantor of security for Ukraine, but on its own terms

Security with a taste of the Budapest Memorandum, Erdogan rejected the proposal of the Ukrainian delegations regarding “Article 5”.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey has expressed readiness to provide Ukraine with security guarantees , but with one “but”. An analogue of NATO's Article 5 will not be signed in Ankara, Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told Hurriyet.

However, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey rejects such security guarantees.

” The United States, Britain and Canada have rejected this point. Of course, Turkey does not accept it. There can be no question of sending Turkish soldiers to the country in case of conflict in Ukraine. We are trying to understand which guarantee option can be effective. alternative, “said Mevlut Cavusoglu.

Along with Turkey, France has expressed its readiness to provide Ukraine with” sufficiently reliable security guarantees. ” At the same time, negotiations are underway with Germany on its inclusion in the list of security guarantors.

Based on materials: ZN.ua

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