'If NATO fails to meaningfully support Turkey at this critical moment...it will question the aim of its existence and finally will further embolden Russia not only in Syria and the Middle East but elsewhere especially against Europe'
The secretary-general of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, thanked Turkey for updating NATO on the Syria situation stating that it will continue to "follow developments." “NATO has a lot of options, not least sending patriot batteries or other military assets that Turkey needs now. Russia won’t risk targeting those assets because it can’t challenge NATO,” said Ali Bakeer an Ankara-based political analyst.
“US and NATO have a vital interest in not letting Russia win against Turkey and effectively neutralising Moscow,” said Bakeer. “The US and Europe can meaningfully aid Turkey by imposing more sanctions on Russia, providing military support, intelligence, moving assets in the Mediterranean towards Syria,” added Bakeer.
“From the perspective of Turkey, it has completely lost trust in Russia,” says Murat Yesil an associate professor at the Middle East Institute at Sakarya University. Article 4 triggers discussion on non-military intervention when a members “territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the parties is threatened”. A more serious escalation would be Article 5 of the NATO charter which authorises collective military action to protect a member state under attack.
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