The downing of the Russian warplane by
the Turkish Air Force did not at all meet the logic of the Russian-Turkish
relations. What could be the real reason of such an abrupt turnabout in the
Turkish policy and what may the escalation in the Ankara-Moscow relations
result in?
‘Syria’ is not
just a regional crisis like, say, the Ukrainian or even the Karabakh crisis. The
Russian military intervention into Syria
has direct influence on Turkey.
Turkey and Russia could have prevented the regional crises
(Karabakh, Crimea and Ukraine)
together and this might have influenced their bilateral relations. However, Russia preferred to sacrifice its bilateral …read more
Source: Arminfo
