Both Turkish President Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed caution on the Nov. 15 incident in which a missile fell on Polish territory. Erdogan told TASS on the sidelines of the G20 on Nov. 16: “I have to respect the position of Russia, which has said that it is not its missile. This is important for us,” and called for a detailed probe into the incident. He also stated that President Joe Biden had said that the missiles, which had landed on Polish soil, were not Russian-made.
Erdogan further said that German Chancellor Scholz “has said they are in touch with each other as six NATO countries are. There has also been Biden’s statement. I believe that insisting that the missiles were Russian-made will exacerbate this issue. We are trying to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table as soon as possible. In this regard, we believe that such a method as provocations is not the right one. The path to peace lies through dialogue,” the Turkish President insisted.
