Turkey should be more cautious about the possibility of delivering more weapons systems to Ukraine, the head of the Turkish agency overseeing the arms industry said.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Ismail Demir said Turkey may be the only country that can talk to both Russia and Ukraine and invite them to the negotiating table.
"How can you do that if you send thousands of weapons to one side?" he further asked."
Ankara has been supplying Ukraine with Bayraktar TB2 drones even before Russia invaded. It seems that the deliveries continue into the war during which Bayraktar have shown themselves to be a valuable weapon in Kiev's hands.
Specifically about the Bayraktar, Demir, when asked if deliveries would continue in Ukraine, replied that he could not say much, but "we are much more cautious."
The WSJ notes that Demir's comments indicate that Ankara is trying to keep channels open with both warring sides, unlike its other NATO allies.
Source: APM
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