Flag of Turkey. Archive photoBAKU, June 5Ankara in the issue of the Ukrainian crisis is moving from supporting Kyiv to a position of being able to remain a peacemaker, Turkey is the only NATO member that demonstrates flexibility, Russian political scientist, military expert Alexander Perendzhiev told RIA Novosti. «I assume that official Ankara is moving away from supporting … Kyiv to the position of staying above the fray, if possible a peacemaker, especially since some NATO countries, such as the United States, France and Greece, as well as such countries of the collective West wishing to join the North Atlantic Alliance, such as Finland and Sweden, quite openly ignore and infringe on the interests of Turkey , and sometimes they carry out aggressive actions against Ankara and the team itself (Turkish President Tayyip — ed.) Erdogan,» the expert noted. positions, assessments and plans firmly established in Erdogan’s team, but from the point of view of “dynamics”, that is, according to constant reassessment, reflection and further adjustment of its position and its actions. «That is, Turkey is currently practically the only NATO member that demonstrates flexibility, dynamism and pragmatism in its foreign policy, primarily in order to defend its national interests. I can assume that in Ankara, in the context of the growing confrontation between Russia and the collective West, they are seriously considering the risks of official Washington losing its global political and economic leadership and splitting Western structures such as NATO and the European Union,» Perendzhiev said. At the same time, the political scientist continued, in Erdogan's team, albeit not openly, they express sympathy for Moscow and the entire Russian people, seeing their determination to defend their national security, national interests. «In fact, Russia is the only country that has not been afraid to challenge the entire mighty West, and this fact finds albeit still very hidden, respect in Turkish society,» he stressed. Erdogan
