Ankara is friends with Russia, supplies weapons to Ukraine, and is wary of the EU playing a greater role in defense.
Turkey has no intention of dropping its careful balancing act of belonging to NATO , warming ties with Russia , and being a sort-of ally to Ukraine as the military alliance prepares a show of unity in Washington this week.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met last week with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Kazakhstan. | Antonio Masiello/Getty Images Stein spelled out Turkey's goals: “Turkey wants to keep tensions with Russia low, keep NATO out of the region, and ensure that any potential escalation is controlled.”Economics is a big factor. Russia supplies 49 percent of Turkey’s energy needs, largely through the sale of gas. It's also the largest source of Turkey's imports, accounting for to 1,363 from just 177 in 2022. To many of Ankara’s NATO allies, it looks like a bid to circumvent Western sanctions.
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