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> It boggles my mind why Turkey keeps being ignored in this discourse. Are they? They've contributed a lot of already-legendary Bayraktar drones[1], they've re
by phoe-krk 5y ago
> It boggles my mind why Turkey keeps being ignored in this discourse.
Are they? They've contributed a lot of already-legendary Bayraktar drones[1], they've rejected Russia's request to move war ships through Bosporus[2], they're pretty clearly invested in supporting Ukraine despite the unwillingness to impose sanctions on Russia.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpmfKc96j8Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpmfKc96j8Y
[2] https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Ukraine-war/Turkey-rejects-Russia-s-request-for-navy-ships-to-pass-Bosporus https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Ukraine-war/Turkey-rejects-...
- baybal2 5y agoThey do, but NATO heads of state seem to forgot that Turkey exists, and is an extremely strong military power, which can put can on top of any Russian activity in their vicinity within days.
- toyg 5y agoErdogan is effectively a Putin de-facto ally and would likely resist any such calls. Turkey is a sui generis NATO ally. The US "claimed it" to get the straits, effectively providing a nuclear arsenal as payment, but it's become very clear that the country's priorities have always been somewhat unique and shifted considerably since the Cyprus conflict - even more so since Erdogan's purges. Turkey would definitely be a NATO ally in an all-out war (which would be the end of humankind, so whatever), but they will probably never engage Russia directly in a limited fashion while Putin and Erdogan are in power.