Is Turkey being drawn into conflict with Russia? The West is trying to use Crimea as Achilles' heel of the Ukrainian crisis, organize provocations and draw Turkey into conflict with Russia, Turkish political scientist Hasan Oktay told Vestnik Kavkaza. One of such provocation was a desecration of a memorial complex in dedicated to Turkish soldiers and officers killed in the Crimean Wars.The event took place right on the eve of the Fifth Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkey and Russia. Hasan Oktay noted that both Russia and Turkey have to eliminate the efforts undertaken by the West which is willing to ruin the relations between the two countries. He noted that Crimea is one of the platforms where the West will be most active in doing so.
The West is trying to use Crimea as Achilles' heel of the Ukrainian crisis, organize provocations and draw Turkey into conflict with Russia, Turkish political scientist Hasan Oktay told Vestnik Kavkaza.
One of such provocation was a desecration of a memorial complex in dedicated to Turkish soldiers and officers killed in the Crimean Wars.
The event took place right on the eve of the Fifth Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkey and Russia.
Hasan Oktay noted that both Russia and Turkey have to eliminate the efforts undertaken by the West which is willing to ruin the relations between the two countries. He noted that Crimea is one of the platforms where the West will be most active in doing so.
