Turkey has indicated its openness to deploying troops in Ukraine as a part of a possible peacekeeping power, Bloomberg reported on Feb. 27, citing sources acquainted with the matter.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan mentioned the likelihood with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian Overseas Minister Sergey Lavrov throughout separate conferences in Ankara earlier in February, in line with Bloomberg.
Moscow has publicly opposed NATO troops in Ukraine, however Russia has not given Turkey a concrete response on the proposal, Bloomberg reported.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov mentioned on Feb. 20 that Russia was involved about NATO international locations discussing a possible deployment of peacekeepers.
Sources informed Bloomberg that Turkey wouldn’t take part until it’s straight concerned in all consultations and preparations for such a mission.
The thought of a multinational peacekeeping power has been floated as a possible safety assure for Ukraine within the occasion of a ceasefire.
Whereas Washington has supported the idea, U.S. Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth mentioned on Feb. 12 that such a mission wouldn’t embody U.S. troops and ought to be led by European and non-European allies.
France, the U.Okay., and several other different international locations have expressed help for a peacekeeping power, however European nations have but to succeed in a consensus.
The Kyiv IndependentMartin Fornusek