“I think these are empty threats. Not a single member of NATO, including the United States, seriously considers the possibility of excluding Turkey from the alliance ... even if you just imagine that the American authorities are considering such a scenario, European countries will be against this, ”he said.
According to him, Turkey is a key member of NATO, which occupies a strategically important position in the Middle East.
As Pushkov added, thoughts about the possibility of excluding Turkey from the alliance are only a manifestation of discontent with Ankara’s decision to buy S-400 anti-aircraft missiles from Russia.
“I don’t think that anyone in NATO and outside the alliance seriously considers such a scenario,” the senator concluded.
Earlier, the United States called on Turkey to make a choice between the security of NATO and the C-400.