Source: Ahval News
Turkey’s drift away from its Western partners in favour of Russia is underpinned by Moscow’s strategy of “turning economic power into political influence and strategic advantage”, said journalist Borzou Daragahi in a column for British daily the Independent.
This has brought Moscow the opportunity to operate a port on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast thanks to shrewd energy diplomacy.
Turkey was firmly fixed to its NATO allies during the Cold War by its staunch opposition to communism and fear of Russian imperial ambitions.
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