After the NATO Summit, It Will Be Difficult for Erdoğan to Maintain Balance between the West and Russia

Meetings of the Turkish president at the NATO summit in Lithuania already indicate that it will be more difficult for Turkey to maintain a balance between the West and Russia. This is reported by the Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet.

It is noted that in a phone conversation with Erdoğan, it was hinted that we are at war with Russia, and Turkey, as an ally, must unconditionally stand by the West.

"It is crucial for the US that Turkey is alongside NATO in confronting Russia. The issue of Sweden's membership is on the agenda at the NATO summit, which Turkey has not yet approved. In exchange, Turkey is also demanding that its EU membership process be opened. However, the European Union has not created a fundamental policy beyond natural expansion in these 32 years. The process has advanced based on the US initiative focused on military industry. After the NATO summit, Erdoğan will likely be forced to consider steps with the opposition to counteract Western pressures," the article states.