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talkpolitics...And not just emotion, but also geopolitical aspirations. Seems like Erdogan is coming to his senses and taking a step back from the collision course with his former buddy Putin - now that the Russian sanctions against Turkey have started to take effect (no Russian tourists, billions of dollars of missed revenue, etc). In this sense, even promising to pay some reparations to the affected side in that plane incident sounds like a good bargain, if it could bring back the Russian capitals to Turkey:
Seeking to Improve Ties With Russia, Turkey Apologizes for Downing Warplane
"In a letter to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Monday, the same day Turkey announced a rapprochement with Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed regret about the November episode, in which Turkish forces shot down a Russian warplane that Turkey said had violated its airspace."
Of course he'll apologize. After a few months of icy relations, it has finally dawned on him that he must have been doing something dead wrong. Now, whether Russia would take the extended hand and agree to warm up those relations, is another story.
This issue of course goes much deeper than a mere plane and pilot. It's a geopolitical standoff between major rivals in the region, with their conflicting goals and opposite allies. Both are racing for control of a strategic region, both geopolitically, logistically, and now energy-wise http://talk-politics.livejournal.com/1759839.html as well. So even if they do warm up their relations on the surface for the time being, this won't change the fact that the hybrid war between these two camps would still continue.
Seeking to Improve Ties With Russia, Turkey Apologizes for Downing Warplane
"In a letter to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Monday, the same day Turkey announced a rapprochement with Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed regret about the November episode, in which Turkish forces shot down a Russian warplane that Turkey said had violated its airspace."
Of course he'll apologize. After a few months of icy relations, it has finally dawned on him that he must have been doing something dead wrong. Now, whether Russia would take the extended hand and agree to warm up those relations, is another story.
This issue of course goes much deeper than a mere plane and pilot. It's a geopolitical standoff between major rivals in the region, with their conflicting goals and opposite allies. Both are racing for control of a strategic region, both geopolitically, logistically, and now energy-wise http://talk-politics.livejournal.com/1759839.html as well. So even if they do warm up their relations on the surface for the time being, this won't change the fact that the hybrid war between these two camps would still continue.
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Date: 28/6/16 11:51 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 29/6/16 08:14 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 29/6/16 12:28 (UTC)http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-blast-idUSKCN0ZE2J1
Daesh seems like the likeliest culprit, and this probably comes timely, just hours after Erdogan has taken a course towards warming up with both Russia and Israel.