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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged NATO to pay attention to Russia's recent revisions to its nuclear doctrine.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged NATO to pay attention to Russia's recent revisions to its nuclear doctrine.
"We cannot proclaim that there is a positive aspect to a war in which nuclear weapons are utilized ... NATO officials should deliberate on this step taken by Russia and review it," Erdogan told a press conference at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
"The missiles used by Ukraine recently show where this situation has reached and will reach," Erdogan said, adding that "these are not positive developments."
“I think Russia's statement is first and foremost a precautionary measure against conventional weapons, against a behavior directed against itself,” he added.
"Russia has the power and the measures to protect itself. Similarly, as a NATO country, we have to protect ourselves and take steps to protect ourselves."
The new doctrine says Russia could consider using nuclear weapons if it was subject to a conventional missile attack supported by a nuclear power. The update was proposed in September and signed into law on Tuesday, the 1,000th day of the war with Ukraine.
The change comes after President Joe Biden allowed Ukraine to use US long-range missiles to strike deep into Russia.
Türkiye has will, capability to facilitate talks
Erdogan expressed Türkiye’s position as a neighbor to both Ukraine and Russia, underscoring the country’s commitment to maintaining relations with both of them.
Underlining that the "historical opportunity" presented by the Istanbul agreement in the early months of the war was squandered, Erdogan said this caused to nearly half a million deaths, and an energy and a food crisis affecting all humanity.
Urging all parties to take steps toward ending the conflict, Erdogan also reaffirmed Türkiye’s readiness to mediate between the two sides. “Türkiye, since the first day of the war, remains prepared to assume any facilitating role between the parties. We have the will and the capability to do so,” he said.
"I hope we can quickly achieve lasting cease-fire between Ukraine and Russia, securing peace the world is waiting for."
Erdogan also addressed Türkiye’s position regarding partnership offer from the BRICS group. He said Türkiye is actively evaluating the proposal and provide the necessary response when it comes to "a certain point."
President Erdogan participated in the G20 leaders' summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he met leaders including Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Prime MInister Giorgia Meloni, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Spanish Premier Pedro Sanchez and Australian Premier Anthony Albanese.
Erdogan also had brief talks with US counterpart Joe Biden, China's President Xi Jinping, Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Vietnam's Pham Minh Chinh, and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
A bill extending Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, a move widely seen as tantamount to annexation of territory sought by Palestinians for a future state received preliminary approval from Israel’s parliament on Wednesday.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Wednesday that the global trading system is under severe strain from escalating tariffs, with developing nations bearing the brunt of the impact.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and U.S. President Donald Trump may hold talks in Malaysia in the coming days, Brazilian diplomatic sources told Reuters on Wednesday, as both nations seek to manage steep tariffs imposed by Washington.
Argentina’s Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein resigned on Tuesday night, the presidential office confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday, following earlier reports in the local media.
Sweden has signed a letter of intent that could lead to it supplying up to 150 of its domestically produced Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced on Wednesday following his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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