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The Geopolitics of Russia-Turkey Relations amid the Ukraine War

As a result, Russia's relative weight in Turkey's natural gas import was lessening, Turkey’s relationship with Ukraine and Azerbaijan was deepening, the normalization with Armenia was initiated, institutionalized dialogue mechanisms with the Central Asian republics were established, and the dialogue with the USA, Qatar, and Pakistan over Afghanistan was held.

Russian Brinkmanship in Ukraine

Most recently, Ukraine deployed Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones, which proved useful for reconnaissance flights and shooting strategic targets in the recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, in Syria, and in Libya.

Will the United States Contain Russia or China, or Both?

should find a common ground with its longtime NATO ally Turkey especially keeping in mind that Ankara’s relations with the Central Turkic republics - all of which are former Soviet republics - are improving at a fast pace after Azerbaijan liberated Nagorno Karabakh with Turkey’s political and military support.