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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Ankara did not want the North Atlantic Alliance to “join” the Ukraine war but was in favor of providing military assistance to Kiev.
Source: Fidan told AFP after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Prague on May 31, citing Europa Pravda.
Details: Fidan said Turkey “supports its continued support for Ukraine and its ability to deter Russia.”
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Quote: “But we don’t want NATO to join this conflict. We feel there should be a balance between the two, both on the member states’ side and on the NATO side,” Fidan said, warning that unrest could spread across the region and exacerbate existing crises.
His comments came after the United States and a number of its allies, led by Germany, decided to allow Ukraine to attack Russian military facilities with weapons provided by them under certain conditions.
According to the European Commission, under international law Ukraine has the right to defend itself against armed aggression, including attacks on military targets on Russian territory.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine has the right to attack Russian territory and that a growing number of allies agree with this.
Despite being a NATO member, Turkey has maintained diplomatic and economic ties with Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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