Erdogan hits out at Putin after recent actions. The last decision is clarified

Turkey has joined the international community in condemning Russia's attempt to illegally annex four more Ukrainian regions, while three Baltic states have called on NATO to start accelerated procedures to admit Ukraine into the Western alliance.

Turkey's Foreign Ministry said on October 1 that Russia's actions constitute a "serious violation" of international law, noting that Ankara also refuses to recognize Russia's illegal annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014.

"We reiterate our support for the resolution of this war, the severity of which continues to increase. We support a peace-based solution that can be reached through negotiations," Turkey's statement said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 30 signed documents formalizing Russia's efforts to annex the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, territories occupied by Russian forces. Earlier, Moscow held fake referendums in these four regions, votes that have been condemned by the international community.

The US President, Joe Biden, said that "these actions have no legitimacy", while other countries, including Germany, Britain, Sweden and Poland, condemned Moscow's action.

Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate halt to the "illegal and large-scale occupation of Ukraine".

Më 30 shtator, tri shtetet e Baltikut, Estonia, Lituania dhe Letonia lëshuan një deklaratë të përbashkët përmes së cilës mbështetën kërkesën e Kievit që Ukrainës t’i mundësohet anëtarësimi i përshpejtuar në NATO.

“Miqtë e Ukrainës në Baltik mbështesin plotësisht anëtarësimin e Ukrainës në NATO sa më shpejt që të jetë e mundur”, u tha në deklaratë. “Trimëria e Ukrainës vetëm mund të forcojë aleancën tonë”.

Presidenti ukrainas, Volodymyr Zelensky, njoftoi se Kievi po kërkon që t’i bashkohet menjëherë aleancës pas përpjekjeve të Moskës për të marrë katër rajone ukrainase. Megjithatë, ndaj kësaj kërkese kishte një përgjigje të kujdesshme nga Uashingtoni dhe nga selia e NATO-s.

"Right now, our position is that the best way for us to support Ukraine is through hands-on support on the ground, and that the process in Brussels should start at another time," said Jake Sullivan, US national security adviser. of.

Analysts said it was unlikely that NATO would accept a country at war as a member.

Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, starting the biggest war in Europe since World War II. The conflict has left tens of thousands of people dead and millions more displaced.