KYIV,
Ukraine—On Feb. 3, Turkish President Recep Erdogan joined Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy outside Kyiv’s 18th-century Mariyinsky
Palace to review an honor guard of Ukrainian troops. A band played the anthems of both countries. Along the
nearby streets, Turkish and Ukrainian flags hung side-by-side on light poles.
The Mariyinsky Palace was originally built as a residence for
the Russian Czars. Thus, it was a fittingly symbolic place for the two leaders
to meet on the day Erdogan announced $36 million in Turkish military aid for
Ukraine—a country currently at war against Russian forces in its southeastern
Donbas region.
“We fully support and will support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of …read more
Source:: The Daily Signal
