Alexander Mercouris
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US “Shocked” As Erdogan Waters Down NATO Statements Criticising Russia, Belarus
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Turkey’s persistent watering down of anti-Russian language leaves NATO in bind
Turkey’s persistent watering down of anti-Russian language leaves NATO in bind
Ankara defends its position on Moscow on the grounds that it has to manage its relationship with its powerful northeastern neighbor.
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This week Ukraine found out that NATO did not support the granting of a Membership Action Plan for itself and Georgia. The reason given by NATO? “We are an organization of 30 nations working by consensus. So before moving to one decision, we need to have consensus, and today we don’t have consensus on this one,” said NATO deputy secretary general. The likelihood is that it was Hungary preventing the consensus as it had previously done so because of the Ukrainian Language Law. However Turkey may have also weighed in. Ukraine was already miffed at not being invited to the… Read more »
That’s the reason NATO gave, consensus? How about by its own rules, that it cannot accept a nation with contested borders?
NATO is a very slimy creature indeed.
You mean like the IMF rules which prevented it lending to any country which had defaulted on another government? When push came to shove , it mattered little that Ukraine had defaulted to the tune of $US 3 billion to Russia.
NATO would likely overlook its own rules if the member countries allowed it.
There needs to be a true ‘cancel culture’ to cancel such disingenuous organizations as these.
USNATO, IMF, OPCW, OAS, prob OSCE, NGOs, on and on.
Offensive weapons of war, shrouded in thin veils of fluff.
The IMF just learns in Ukraine that Ukraine has no problem in defaulting on its debt as well. The top honcho has already left after trying to fight ukrainian “corruption” which is the only thing that keeps the country running anyway.
I think Germany may have slipped a nay in as well. After all, who better to understand the domestic consequences of a nation’s nazification than they?
Ukraine in NATO ? Now that would be funny if the Z-clown started talking russian like he always does half of the time. Maybe Stoltenberg would have to learn russian then, too. And the russians would surely like to get all the information of the inner NATO circle which they surely would if Ukraine became a member.
I mean these guys are dumb. But maybe not that dumb.
Than you, Alexander. I share your admiration for Erdogan’s standing up to Nato, and I would also like to see more European countries get a backbone and do the same. The sooner that US control over Europe ends the better it will be.
Here’s another shocker for the US:
“Zelensky accuses America of paying for NS2 pipeline with Ukrainian lives”
In other words, America. “Give us what we want or we’ll never stop bombarding and killing civilians in Donbass with the munitions you gave us. And anyway, even with all that renewed killing, if we succeeded in baiting the Russians into stepping over the line into Donbass, we’re not so sure now that you’d go to war for us. Your promises mean nothing.”
What a cheeky btard that Zelensky is.
“how many Ukrainian lives does the relationship between the United States and Germany cost?”
Don’t know Z. You tell us, you’re the grim reaper at their checkout counter.
That’s just a clown in panic mode. Nothing to see here. Move on. Maybe it will be Iceland for him now since the russians already populate the arctic. Maybe he can get a TV show on icelandic TV.
Thank you, Alexander, for that great commentary. You are spot on, it couldn’t agree more. While I am no fan of Erdogan, he is one of the very few political leaders left who is not afraid to take a stand for what he believes is right. And on this issue, he couldn’t be more correct. I am sure the Turkish people must be proud of him on this.
I appreciate the stand of Erdogan within NATO. NATO is just one more western organization creating tensions where European states could establish diplomatic cooperation with their neighbors, especially with Russia ! Russia has proven over and over again for an interest of good neighboring relations. US hysterical behaviour against Russia is expressed by this insignificant Stoltenberg and the NATO staff. Germany could learn from the position of Erdogan how to stay strong within NATO and say no to the anti-Russian hysteria. But at the same time I condemn Erdogans criminal actions in Syria.