Ukraine abroad, electoral bill at home

TURKEY - Report 27 Mar 2022 by Murat Ucer and Atilla Yesilada

As the Ukraine war stretches into extra innings with a horrifying human toll, Turkey is inexorably sucked into the black hole. At the diplomatic front, all three sides seem to be testing her loyalty. Regarding the West, Erdogan failed the first litmus test by rejecting a presumed US suggestion to ship Russian made S-400s to Ukraine.

Yet, the push and shove is not over. Erdogan is performing extremely well in some minor areas of diplomacy to keep alive hopes that Turkey’s Western “vocation” will win at the end.

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