How important is Turkey & the Erdogan-Putin relationship in the Ukraine War?
Episode Outline
The role of Turkey in the 2022 Ukraine War is one that has many observers and pundits guessing, with questions often including:
What does Turkey seek to gain from supporting Ukraine but also engaging Russia?
Why did Erdogan threaten to block Swedish/Finnish NATO ascension?
How genuine are its attempts to broker peace between the two sides?
How integral is Erdogan's personal ambition to Turkey's current behavior?
How might Turkey exploit Russia's waning influence in overlapping areas/regions and exert its power?
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