Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday that reaction from NATO and Western countries to Russia‘s assault on Ukraine had not been decisive, adding he hoped a NATO summit on Friday would lead to a more determined approach from the alliance.

“It should not turn into an ordinary flurry of condemnation. NATO should have taken a more decisive step,” Erdoğan said after Friday prayers in Istanbul.

“The EU and other pro-Western (bodies) have failed to take a serious and determined stance at the moment. They are all providing Ukraine with plenty of advice,” Erdoğan underlined in his comments.