It’s less that Erdogan likes Putin, Erdogan will strike a deal with anyone for his own gain. He was manoeuvring between west and east, but now it’s turkish vs russian interests and he won’t let it go, unless he trades it for something else. But this time russians have little to offer, and are much more openly hostile to NATO
It’s less that Erdogan likes Putin, Erdogan will strike a deal with anyone for his own gain. He was manoeuvring between west and east, but now it’s turkish vs russian interests and he won’t let it go, unless he trades it for something else. But this time russians have little to offer, and are much more openly hostile to NATO