Except Erdogan likes Putin, even purchasing Russian s400 rockets despite being a NATO member and offered US patriot systems. Its why the first Trump administration had to sanction them and remove them from f35 eligibility.
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
Except Erdogan likes Putin, even purchasing Russian s400 rockets despite being a NATO member and offered US patriot systems. Its why the first Trump administration had to sanction them and remove them from f35 eligibility.
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
I can give million examples of doing shit to show other wise…
He shot down a Russian fighter jet…