Meeting between two rulers: “At the moment Erdogan is pushing Putin a bit ahead of himself”. As of: February 11, 2024, 12:11 p.m By: Nail Akkoyun CommentsPressSplit Rulers among themselves: Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin at a press conference in Sochi, Russia, in September 2023.

Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to travel to Turkey. This is about both symbolic politics and regional power games. Despite the war, Ankara maintains close contact with Moscow, but remains an important contact for Kiev.