Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher of the Research Center of the Expediency Council, while emphasizing the importance of the recent meeting between the presidents of Turkey and Russia in Sochi, said: The crisis in Ukraine and the pressures of the West have negatively affected Turkey’s balanced approach towards the West and Russia, and that the Russians are doubtful about Turkey’s future policies.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Turkey affairs said that Turkey-Russia relations had become relatively strategic in recent years, despite criticism from NATO member states, adding: Despite the expansion of Turkey-Russia relations, in the context of the Ukraine war and application of all-out pressure on Moscow, Ankara does not play entirely on NATO field and does not act carelessly in relation to Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs, referring to Russia’s protest against the sale of Turkish drones to Ukraine and the ban on the import of some agricultural items from Turkey, said: The two sides, where their relationship and interests confluence, try to make the most of the leverage they have to put pressure on the other side.