Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan . Archival photoMOSCOW, 12 Jun. Western countries cannot be trusted, especially in matters of politics, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a conversation with youth representatives in Van. The event was broadcast on the TRT Haber portal. «We ask Greece why you built military bases. They give us a meaningful answer:» against Russia. «And what did you do to support Ukraine if you are against Russia? All this is a lie. This The West cannot be trusted,” the Turkish leader said. spheres of science or art, but not politics. Thus, Brussels has not been able to make a final decision on Turkey's entry into the European Union for many years, although Ankara received candidate status back in 1999, Erdogan added. Earlier, he warned that the militarization of the islands in the eastern Aegean Sea by Greece could «end in disaster «. Relations between the two countries have seriously aggravated in recent years due to territorial disputes. The parties are unable to agree on maritime zones.
Turkey said pumping Greece with weapons could lead to conflict
