Head of the Turkish Association of Eurasian Governments Hasan Cengiz told Lenta that Turkey will leave NATO soon and it will be safe to refer to the organization as ‘collapsing’.

“NATO’s term has expired. Macron and Merkel said this a year ago. NATO will soon collapse, and they also understand that they can’t ensure the security of their allies,” Cengiz said.

Cengiz predicted NATO’s collapse in the course of two to three years and stated that Russia will create a new strategic pact that will include Turkey as well.

In November 2019, President of France Emmanuel Macron declared that NATO is experiencing ‘brain death’.