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Pavel Bayev Political Science, Professor of the Institute of Peace Research (Osl...

What is Erdogan about Putin?

Pavel Bayev Political Science, Professor of the Institute of Peace Research (Oslo) Pavel Bayev: The meeting in Sochi Putin and Erdogan was something greater than the next section in their long negotiation history (photo: Reuters) Erdogan hopes On August 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Taiip Erdogan was something larger than the next section in their long negotiation history and testing of mutual patience.

Putin's war against Ukraine has caused serious losses to Russia's international positions, and Erdogan could benefit from helping Moscow to marrynut between sanctions in confrontation fields with the West. Video Day Turkish President for the Russian leader has become an indispensable interlocutor. After all, President Emmanuel Macron does not call Putin from the end of May, and only occasionally rewards the privilege of talking President of China, Xi Jinping.

Erdogan decided not to stay for a dinner in Sochi, canceled the planned joint press conference (and he usually brought pleasure - to talk) and, throwing several sensational remarks, forced the analysts to get lost in the assumptions about the real results of four -hour negotiations. Energy issues were their main topic, but the agenda was not rich, since Turkey did not come under the Russian policy of manipulation intentionally created gas crisis in Europe.