Posted on 03/06/2025 5:56:13 AM PST by marcusmaximus
Turkey, with the second largest army in NATO after the United States, could contribute to a potential peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, a Turkish defence ministry source said on Wednesday.
"The issue of contributing to a mission will be considered if deemed necessary for establishing regional stability and peace, and will be assessed mutually with all relevant parties," the source told reporters in Ankara.
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Turkish media reported last week that President Tayyip Erdogan had discussed a possible deployment with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during separate meetings in Ankara last month.
Turkey has maintained cordial relations with both Russia and Ukraine throughout their war, though it is historically a rival of Moscow, backing forces who defeated Russia's allies in Syria and Azerbaijan since 2023.
Turkey has refrained from joining Western sanctions against Russia and has mediated past agreements between Kyiv and Moscow, such as a deal to allow Ukrainian exports of grain from the Black Sea.
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Russia has emerged a lot stronger thanks to the war. The corporate colonization of Russia by western corporations was ended by sanctions with Russians taking control of all foreign owned assets, Russian has re-industrialized its heavy industries, and it has fought 33 nations and held its own.
Will Ankara demand full admittance to the EU in exchange for deploying troops?
Will Ankara demand full admittance to the EU in exchange for deploying troops?
That and full recognition of their annexation of Northern Cyprus.
They are reconstitution the Ottoman Empire. And here you were worried about the old Soviet Union getting back together.
Erodgan has never got and badly wants Turkey’s admission to the EU.
THAT is what Erdogan’s move regarding Ukraine is all about. He does not really give a dam about Ukraine, or even about any other NATO country; he’s trying to buy EU favor to gain EU admission for Turkey.
Once Turkey achieves their goals, they’ll break with NATO, make their move on Ukraine to pull them into their orbit, and get all the Muslims in Russia to rise up against their Russian masters.
Then they move on Europe, with millions of European muslims cheering them on.
“Once Turkey achieves their goals, they’ll break with NATO, make their move on Ukraine to pull them into their orbit, and get all the Muslims in Russia to rise up against their Russian masters.”.....Then they move on Europe, with millions of European muslims cheering them on.”
Your crystal ball needs some windex.
Your conflate Erdongan’s dreams with actual realities.
Didn’t say it will happen with Erdogan. But he’s certainly setting the table for it.
“Didn’t say it will happen with Erdogan. But he’s certainly setting the table for it.”
Like I said “in his dreams”.
We shall see.
He needs to pull our nukes out of Turkey and other forces and let Turkey wither on the vine.
The morons on FR who think Putin wants to take over Europe, should be more worried about Erdogan and Turkey making Europe the Ottoman Empire again.
I’d say current bloodbath in Syria is a more recent example.
There was no bloodbath in Syria.
Both the Syrian and Russian troops chose to flee rather than fight and die.
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