Ankara is escalating its provocations against Greece in the Eastern Mediterranean, trying to impose a fait accompli in relation to the status quo in the wider region.
Ankara will send troops to Libya if the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) headed by Fayez al-Sarraj requests it, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Such a scenario sets the stage for a potential conflict with Russia, who feels politically closer to commander of the Libyan Army (LNA) Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, Nezavisimaya Gazeta wrote.
The agenda of the European Union Summit, which begins tomorrow in Brussels, was cited by Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte during his speech this morning in the Parliament of Rome, in which he noted Turkey's destabilizing role in the eastern Mediterranean.