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What is Brics? Turkey applies to be first Nato member to join alliance headed by Russia and China.
“Evening Standard”
Story by Lola Christina Alao and Nuray Bulbul
Turkey is the first member of Nato to formally apply to join the emerging market Brics alliance, which China and Russia head.
Ankara's dissatisfaction with the West stems from its support for Israel's assault in Gaza and its protracted attempts to join the EU, which have stalled for years.Turkey is a member of the military alliance led by the United States but has refrained from joining the Western sanctions put on the Kremlin in response to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
Rather than opposing Moscow, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has established himself as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine. He has become instrumental in talks about grain exports from Black Sea ports and the latest prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington.
“Turkey can become a strong, prosperous, prestigious and effective country if it improves its relations with the East and the West simultaneously,” he said in Istanbul at the weekend (August 31-September 1)
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