Lithuania sought to encourage Turkey-EU dialogue, but becomes Ankara’s hostage in NATO

Lithuania sought to encourage Turkey-EU dialogue, but becomes Ankara’s hostage in NATO – Turkey is blocking the Alliance’s defence plans for the Baltic States and Poland. A political scientist explained to 15min that this step by Ankara is a result of changes in the situation of Turkey and the region. According to her, due to Turkey’s close association with Russia, Lithuania should view this country with more criticism.

Eglė Krištopaitytė

Pasaulio skyriaus žurnalistė

Source:

15min

Turkish and Russian troops in Syria / „Reuters“/„Scanpix“ nuotr.

This article is available only for subscribers. Click here to subscribe or log-in, if you have already subscribed.

Subscribe to en.15min and get unlimited access to quality news, feature articles and commentaries. The subscribers will also receive daily newsletters with main Lithuania’s media features and commentaries. If you are interested in getting this subscription package, please drop us a line on editor@lithuaniatribune.com

Write us

Lithuania sought to encourage Turkey-EU dialogue, but becomes Ankara’s hostage in NATO

This article is available only for subscribers. Click here to subscribe or log-in, if you have already subscribed.

Report mistake

Successfully sent

Economy

Feature

Opinion

Politics