As might have been expected, the crisis in relations between Moscow and Ankara has dominated regional politics since the Turks downed a Russian warplane close to the Syrian border. Russian President Vladimir Putin clearly believes that the Turks shot his plane as part of a plot by NATO to warn Moscow against throwing is weight around. For his part, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems persuaded that the Russians arranged the “incident” to puncture his ego.
Thus, the first element in this imbroglio is the clash of two Everest-size egos – Putin and Erdogan. Both see themselves as “great leaders in …read more
Source: ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
