“How to prevent Ukraine from disappearing from the radar” – Kyiv media recognized Moscow’s victory
With the deal to supply S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to Turkey, Russia split the ranks of NATO and changed the balance of power in the Black Sea basin and the eastern Mediterranean.
The Kiev weekly “Mirror of the Week” writes about this.
“Regardless of who and from whom the Russian S-400 will protect in Turkey, the supply of Russian air defense systems to this country can be considered a victory for Moscow. First, Russia's military buildup in the occupied Crimean peninsula and Syria marks the end of Turkey's post-Cold War relative naval superiority in the Black Sea and eastern Mediterranean.
Secondly, the wide possibilities for using the Russian S-300 and S-400 systems, already in service in Armenia, Greece and Syria, the increasing economic, energy and technological dependence of the NATO Second Army on Russia, incl. access of Russian specialists to critical infrastructure on its territory pose a threat not only to Turkey itself, but also to the entire region. Finally, by causing a split in the ranks of NATO, Moscow is also maximizing the political dividends from this already profitable deal,” the publication admits.
At the same time, the author of the publication stipulates that the choice of foreign policy allies, as well as the formation of national security policy, is the sovereign right of any state.
“We can only hope that, despite minor adjustments, the course of our strategic partner - Turkey - will remain unchanged, and beyond the broad horizons of friendship with Russia, Ukraine will not disappear from its radar,” the weekly hopes.
As PolitNavigator reported, in response to Washington’s dissatisfaction with Russian-Turkish military-technical cooperation, the head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry warned that he would not allow his country to be turned to Ukraine.
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