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Turkey is Ukraine’s strategic partner. Turkey-made Bayraktar UAVs increased the capabilities of Ukrainian army, and Turkey’s decision to close the Bosporus strait prevented Russia from sending reinforcements to its Black Sea fleet to assault Ukraine from the sea.
However, Turkey is the only NATO member who hasn’t introduced any sanctions against Russia. Moreover, it hopes to attract additional Russian tourists since Europe has been closed to them.
How far can Ukraine rely on Turkey’s support? And how Turkey’s stance affects its image in the West? European Pravda editor Yuriy Panchenko talked to Yevgeniya Gaber, senior analyst of the Centre in Modern Turkish Studies at Carleton University.
According to Gaber, Ukraine is now more present on Turkish news and coverages have become more objective, notably due to the visits of Turkish reporters to Ukraine.
