Russia and Turkey: More Than a Rapprochement?
... moon between Turkey and EU regarding migrant readmission and visa free deals. However, this policy did not produce desired results either. Under such conditions and after 7 months of crisis, Turkey and Russia have finally started rapprochement with Erdogan’s apology stemming from objective geopolitical necessities. REUTERS/Alexander Nemenov Viktor Katona: The 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 since it exposed Putin’s eagerness to woo Ankara in its problematic status in formal Western alliance and Erdogan’s willingness to reconsider the place of ...