Complicated relations between US President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan threaten the existence of NATO's military-political bloc. The situation can only be aggravated by the fact that Washington supports the Kurds' plans to create their own state, against which Ankara.

Such an opinion on the air "The Observer. LIVE "said American political scientist, director of the non-governmental organization For a free Ukraine Jason Smart.

According to him, Ankara is afraid of the formation of independent Kurdistan in the territory of neighboring Iraq, since Kurds are a national minority in Turkey itself.

"The situation with the Kurds is very complex. This people has the right to own state, "the expert said..

"Due to the complicated relationship between Trump and Erdogan, the US will support the Kurds precisely because it is against Turkey," Smart said..

"What does this mean for NATO? It will be worse for NATO than now," the political scientist said..

He recalled that Trump had repeatedly confessed that he saw no benefit in the existence of the Alliance. "Why do we need it? Why do we spend so much money there?" - said Smart.

"And the explosion of relations between Turkey and the US will be a bad result for NATO," the political scientist added..

As reported by the "Observer", the US began supplying the orpuzhiya to the Syrian Kurds, who are fighting against IGIL.

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