NYT: Turkey is moving closer to Russia and China, forcing NATO to be nervous

Turkey, as a NATO member, showing more independence in the choice of directions of foreign policy And identify strategic partners for the state that causes some concern of the leadership of the Commonwealth, and the United States. The greatest concern of Western countries causes convergence of the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Russia And China. About it in its editorial, the new York times.

Among the "disturbing aspects of behavior Turkey" NYT highlights the government's plans to buy from China air defense system that incorporates the radars And long-range missiles of the type " ground-to-air. The amount of the contract, according to the publication, is 3, $ 4 billion.

If such an agreement between the countries will be achieved, that is, from the perspective of the author of the material would be contrary to the interests of the American And European allies as Turkey refuses to buy a similar system from them, explaining that the government does not support NATO's position on the Syrian issue.

Moreover, writes the new York times, the head of the Ministry of defense of Turkey have stated that the integration of the national defense system with NATO defense is generally not expected. By assumption edition, this is due to the fact that the two systems - NATO And China - are incompatible.

And If Turkey refuses to link their systems with the systems of the North Atlantic Alliance, "they will weaken the security of its territory, but at the same time weaken And NATO," said Ivo Daalder, a former U.S. Ambassador to NATO.

Also of concern to NATO And the United States, says the Creator of the material, caused by the plans of Turkey to sign a Treaty with Russia on the construction of a gas pipeline bypassing Ukraine.

first, writes The NYT, a survey of a large number of citizens in Turkey showed that residents do not consider terrorist accumulation of "Islamic state" in the form of priority hazards to the security of the state, which became the principal focus of NATO At this time. And this, from the perspective publication, separates Turkey from the Commonwealth even more.


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