2024-08-06 07:50:26
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is making the mistake of thinking himself to be the most intelligent person in the world. He wants to benefit from both sides by interfering in every dispute going on in the world. A few years ago, America taught him a lesson in one such attempt, when Biden excluded Turkey from the F-35 project due to its purchase of the Russian S-400 system. Despite this, now he is trying to deceive Russia in the same way. In fact, Turkey, the country of Erdogan, who calls himself a sympathizer of Russia and tries to mediate uninvited in the peace talks with Ukraine, has delivered the second corvette to Ukraine, Russia’s biggest enemy. It is likely that this corvette will be used in the war against Russia.
Zelensky’s wife attended the inauguration ceremony
Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska attended the launching ceremony of the Ada-class corvette during her visit to Turkey, the Ukrainian presidency announced on its website. The corvettes Ukraine already has are currently undergoing sea trials. Turkey’s Ada-class ships are usually capable of attacking aircraft, other ships and submarines. Ukraine’s maritime border borders the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It had a small navy when Russia invaded in February 2022, but the country has developed small unmanned maritime drones that have caused serious damage to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
Photo of the warship received from Türkiye released by the Ukrainian President’s Office
Zelensky said – this warship will protect the interests of Ukraine
The Ukrainian president said the corvettes received from Turkey will help protect the country’s interests in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov “but also support missions in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in particular.” “Now the second corvette has been launched,” Ukrainian navy spokesman Dmytro Pletnyuk said. “The next step is to equip it with appropriate weapon systems and train a second crew.” He added that a new crew of 100 people would be trained to work on the ship.
Did Turkey break international law
International law prohibits the passage of warships through Turkey’s busy Bosporus Strait, which links the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, in times of war. However, the president’s statement did not specify where exactly the Turkish shipyard is located, meaning it could be on the northern shore of the strait, with a direct route to Ukraine.
Ukraine placed the order in 2020
President Zelensky said Ukraine had ordered two corvettes from Turkey under an agreement signed in 2020. Ukrainian authorities adopted a maritime security strategy last month aimed at rebuilding its naval potential. It is also receiving help from Western partners. The Maritime Capability Alliance, headed by the United Kingdom and Norway, was established last December.