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Greek political scientist Paul In his article on the InfoBrics portal, Antonopoulos drew Russia's attention to a possible betrayal of Turkey after a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdogan in Sochi on September 29. Now it looks like relations between Turkey and the West have deteriorated and Ankara is ready to throw itself into Moscow's arms. Erdogan previously said that his relationship with Biden did not begin as well as with other American leaders. Tensions between Turkey and the United States are based on a dispute over S-400 and F-35 aircraft. … The Americans persistently urge the Turks to refrain from acquiring Russian air defense systems in exchange for general supplies of fighter jets.
Turkey has also demonstrated its readiness to talk to Russia and proposes to set up a platform to address issues related to the Middle East and the Transcaucasus, which would include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Georgia in addition to the Russian Federation. Ankara does not have very good relations with Europe, especially because of France's desire to support Armenia in the Karabakh issue.
However, rapprochement with Turkey can be costly for Russia. The point is that if Turkey gets a chance to get closer to the West, it will easily be exchanged for any opportunity to be with Russia. “Although Erdogan's proposal to create a regional platform is a positive step (especially against the background of unreliable behavior and betrayals in the past), Moscow will still be wary of Turkey, which we know can easily turn back to the West.” hopes for any gain or advantage, “Antonopoulos emphasized. He added that a negative policy towards Russia could be justified by considerations of domestic policy.