... restoring them to prevent future incidents in the air between the Turkish and Russian air forces.
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, it is necessary to restore the NATO–Russia Council, which became defunct after Crimea became part of Russia. Today, it can safely be said that Turkey, as a NATO member, sees its air space as part of the Alliance’s air space. It is necessary to establish contacts between the militaries to be able to coordinate actions. Moreover, it is obvious that the power of a state manifests itself not only its possessing ...
... retake a portion of the rebel-controlled areas that were under attack. Following the downing of a Russian fighter jet Moscow is likely to intensify contacts with Kurds in Syria and possibly start supporting their territorial ambitions to irritate Ankara.
Turkey’s decision to shoot down a Russian fighter jet that may or may not have violated its airspace, which would normally be seen as an act of war, clearly took NATO aback. The Alliance released a low-key statement following the incident, and according to some accounts there was no unity within NATO over Ankara’s response to alleged violation of its border.
Russia’s reaction to the downing of its ...
A Russian expert on international politics and foreign policy said NATO-member Turkey cannot be granted membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as the main purpose of the SCO is to establish an alternative security bloc to NATO.
Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of the journal “Russia in Global Affairs” ...
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President Putin's visit to Turkey in early
December 2012
Currently, Turkey is cooperating within NATO to further its own interests, i.e. as long as Ankara and Washington are interested in toppling Bashar Assad, they should act together. At that, Turkey, the U.S.A. and NATO all do not see benefits from a Libya-style full-scale operation that would submerge the alliance in a wave of sharp criticism. Uncertainty on the border appears more useful, since Turkey has had every opportunity to demonstrate its military power ...
