Turkey's Erdogan slams Nato and EU for lack of action on Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed Nato and the EU for not doing more to support Ukraine following the Russian invasion.

Erdogan, who had largely attempted to take a middle ground on Russian and Ukraine prior to the invasion, said western nations were failing to put words into action.

"Nato should have taken a more decisive step," Erdogan, whose country is a member of the military alliance, told reporters. 

"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." 

He added that an upcoming Nato summit on Friday should "not turn into a mere array of advice and condemnation". 

"I hope that today's Nato summit demonstrates a more determined approach," he said.