Terrifying war warning from ex-NATO leader: move to Turkish ships is on the agenda
Although the war between Russia and Ukraine has been going on for more than a year, Russia’s attack on the cargo ship Şükrü Okan in the Black Sea has caused surprise in the international community. James Stavridis of the US made a remarkable claim.
Admiral Stavridis, the former commander of NATO Allied Forces, a household name to the Turkish public, claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s moves to intervene and block ships in the Black Sea could turn the situation into a war in the region. .
Stavridis, who was a senior NATO official between 2009 and 2013, said: “Russia’s actions in the Black Sea in international territorial waters increase the risk of naval warfare. “If Russia starts seizing the ships or tries to take them away, I think NATO can create a humanitarian support corridor for the ships,” he said.
Stavridis, who has assumed a senior NATO post, has warned that a war could break out in the Black Sea.
“NATO CAN ACCOMPANY BY AIR”
Russia and Ukraine carry out 30 percent of the international grain trade. In July, Russian President Putin abandoned the grain corridor agreement brokered by Turkey and the United Nations, ordering ships in the Black Sea to be considered a military threat. Stavridis also commented that “Russia’s Navy in the Black Sea is very strong militarily.”
“NATO forces can accompany ships that transport grain by air or by sea,” Stavridis said.
HIS STATEMENTS ABOUT Türkiye REACTED
Stavridis also made a statement about the NATO membership of Sweden and Finland a while back. Stavridis stressed that this situation is unacceptable and said that Turkey is opposed to the membership of these two countries.
Stavridis said: “It would be a mistake to take Turkey out of NATO. I hope we don’t get to this point. We have not reached this point yet and we have to wait for the elections in Turkey. But the border of the remaining 29 NATO member states has a limit. At this point, what you have to do is lower the tension and see the result of the elections in Turkey and then think of my name.