Russia and Turkey: More Than a Rapprochement?
... Birth of the “Caspian Three”? Syria is a top priority for Turkey, just as Ukraine is of central interest to Russia. The meeting has geopolitical significance... ... Putin’s eagerness to woo Ankara in its problematic status in formal Western alliance and Erdogan’s willingness to reconsider the place of Turkey in international system... ... choices so far. The key question is whether Moscow will stop its support of the Syrian Kurds in return for Ankara giving up its attempts to overthrow Bashar al-Assad administration...
22.08.2016