Meeting between two rulers: “At the moment Erdogan is pushing Putin a bit ahead of himself”. “Dual-use goods” and lack of sanctions: Putin depends on Erdogan’s policies.
Ukraine is threatened with a serious loss of Avdiivka: Kiev is taking a tank risk reading What remains is a Turkish head of state who can repeatedly present himself as a mediator in the Ukraine war and at the same time remains an indispensable partner for Russia.