The Russian senator commented on the recent statements of the Turkish President.
The well-known publicist and historian Alexei Pushkov wrote in his Telegram channel that the statement by the Turkish Foreign Ministry that Ankara will take the necessary steps against the unilateral US sanctions over the S-400, which negatively affect relations between the two states, clearly indicates a new role of Turkey in NATO.
“An indicative touch to Erdogan’s style. Style is also politics. Therefore, it is difficult to imagine that Erdogan will abandon the S-400 even after the introduction of American sanctions, if he did not give up earlier. Rather, he uses his firm “no!” as another reason to remind that Turkey has overgrown the status of the “loyal ally” of the United States”, – Pushkov writes.