Friday, May 13 , 2016 - 20:55 (EET) Section: Newsweek (USA)
Ukraine and Turkey are pursuing closer political and military ties, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said after a meeting with Turkey’s defence minister in Kiev.
Both Ukraine and Turkey have signaled they would like to join the EU, and though Turkey is already a member of NATO Ukraine is not. The two countries have sought closer political ties over the last year as their relationships with Russia have soured.
Russia seized Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014 and pro-Russian forces continue to hold swathes of land in Ukraine’s east. More recently Turkey’s relations with Russia plummeted, following Turkey’s decision to
Source: Newsweek
Friday, May 13 , 2016 - 20:55 (EET) Section: Newsweek (USA)
Ukraine and Turkey are pursuing closer political and military ties, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said after a meeting with Turkey’s defence minister in Kiev.
Both Ukraine and Turkey have signaled they would like to join the EU, and though Turkey is already a member of NATO Ukraine is not. The two countries have sought closer political ties over the last year as their relationships with Russia have soured.
Russia seized Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014 and pro-Russian forces continue to hold swathes of land in Ukraine’s east. More recently Turkey’s relations with Russia plummeted, following Turkey’s decision to
Source: Newsweek
