Media: Turkey did not support NATO military plans to “protect” from Russia

"Ankara told her NATO envoy not to sign a plan and take a tough stance at meetings and private negotiations, demanding that the alliance recognize the Kurdish National Self-Defense Forces (YPG) as terrorists in the official wording," the statement said.

It is clarified that the NATO envoys seek to obtain the formal consent of all 29 member countries of the alliance regarding the "military plan to protect Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in the event of a Russian attack."

The agency notes that without the approval of Ankara, it will be more difficult for NATO countries to expand their forces in these regions in a short time.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the “Russian threat” a fabrication.