The Russo-Ukrainian war has stimulated an anti-Russian consolidation of the "Turkic world."
15-07-2026 13:10 Politics
1in.am On July 15, Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Ukraine. This was announced by Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha on the social platform X. As reported by Unian, Sybiha welcomed the ratification of the free trade agreement with Turkey by the Verkhovna Rada. This intergovernmental agreement was ratified by Turkey back in 2024.
On the same day that Sybiha announced Fidan's visit to Kyiv, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on Turkey to "respond appropriately to Ukraine's terrorist acts" in the Black Sea. Lavrov reminded Ankara that Ukraine has also targeted the Russia-Turkey "Blue Stream" gas pipeline.
The ratification of the Turkey-Ukraine free trade agreement indicates that the parties are determined to develop and deepen trade and economic ties. In the early months of the Russia-Ukraine war, Turkey supplied Ukraine with "Bayraktar" drones, and later the parties began joint production of drones.
The press secretary of the Russian president, Peskov, described Ilham Aliyev's position on Ukraine as "wrong," but added that Russia "prefers to have a pragmatic approach." Apparently, the same applies to Turkey or is said specifically for Ankara.
However, in reality, Fidan's visit to Kyiv indicates that Turkey has chosen further rapprochement with Ukraine. Notably, Turkey's Foreign Minister is heading to Ukraine a week after the NATO summit. Leaders of NATO member countries reaffirmed their strong support for Ukraine.
What further support Turkey will provide to Ukraine is likely not to be publicly announced. It is significant that in the matter of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, official Ankara has revealed its choice: Turkey is part of the Euro-Atlantic community.
This step by Ankara will undoubtedly also influence Baku's position, and in some respects, the stance of Turkic-speaking countries in Central Asia. There is a high probability that Russia's war against Ukraine will transform into an anti-Russian coalition of the "Turkic world."
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