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Lavrov criticized Turkey for providing military equipment to Ukraine

Harry November 2, 2024

According to Hürriyet’s news dated November 1, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized Turkey’s supply of military equipment to Ukraine in order to help in the fight against Russia’s large-scale invasion.

Although Türkiye is a member of NATO, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan still intended Maintaining positive relations with both Russia and Ukraine.

Lavrov made a statement gratitude To the Turkish government “for facilitating the solution of the Ukrainian crisis”, specifically referring to the talks between Kiev and Ukraine, Moscow This attack, which took place in Istanbul in March 2022, was finally abandoned after the Ukrainians retook the north of the country and mass war crimes were uncovered in the liberated areas.

However, the Russian foreign minister criticized Turkey for supporting Ukraine in the war by providing it with military equipment.

Lavrov said this “cannot but surprise” given the attitude of the Turkish leadership. expressions That he is ready to mediate between Ukraine and Russia.

Erdogan has openly supported Ukraine’s sovereignty, and his administration has provided significant assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s intervention. full scale invasion. Ankara has also been trying to take a leading role for a long time. peace negotiations Between Kyiv and Moscow.

Meanwhile, Türkiye there is also simplified The flow of Russian oil into the European Union since Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine has allowed the Kremlin to circumvent the bloc’s sanctions.

In 2023, Ankara became the largest buyer of fossil fuels from Russia, importing approximately 42.2 billion euros ($45.9 billion) of oil, natural gas and coal from the country; This represents a fivefold increase in the last decade.

The Financial Times (FT) reported on October 22 that Turkey had quietly blocked it. export Sending US military goods to Russia upon Washington’s warning.