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Longstanding relations between Moscow and the Kurds has provided Russia with a “Kurdish card”, that is, the ability to modulate its support to various Kurdish national ambitions throughout the Middle East, depending on what the Kremlin was seeking to obtain from Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran. The current Syrian crisis is no exception and has promoted the Russian-Kurdish (PYD[1]) partnership, especially ...
Interview with Andrey Kortunov Russian military presence in Syria makes Russia a pivotal actor in the Middle East. How Russia defines its role in the Middle East? Interview with Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General. Russia is ... ... achieved in a multilateral format than in the framework of the bilateral relationship. Regarding recent events between Russia and Turkey impinging on the cordial bilateral trade ties and economic cooperation, how do you predict the future of Russia-Turkey ...
... happened. November 24 th , 2015 became a turning point for the Russian-Turkish relations. The two sides will probably never agree ... ... from each other. Over years serious disagreements over Caucasus, Middle East, Iran, Ukraine, NATO, BMD, gas pipelines and other ... ... because the notion of a strategic partnership between Russia and Turkey had remained only on paper. Lacking the proper strategic ... .... Grounding the Russian aircraft has not helped to protect the Syrian Turkmen population close to the Turkish border; on the contrary,...
... take out missiles if they had ever arrived in Syria. S-400 systems are more advanced than S-300 and they certainly impose limits on Israel’s and Turkey’s operations over Syria and in the region in general. One day after the deployment of Russian systems Ankara even decided to suspend flights of its fighter jets over Syria. This was Moscow’s way to introduce a no-fly zone that the United States and Turkey have mulled for several months. EPA / MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV / RIA NOVOSTI Ilshat Saetov: From Downed Plane to the Greater Middle East: Theories of What Happened in Turkey The good news is that Russia decided to deploy S-400 at its base in Latakia and not to deliver the systems to Bashar Al Assad. But the reason why the US, Turkey, Israel and the GCC would be worried about ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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