The two leaders visited an air show outside Moscow this week to inspect Russia's most advanced fighter jet.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have been enthusiastically showing off their close relationship amid worsening relations between Ankara and Washington.
The Kremlin is looking to step in and fill Turkey's fighter jet gap after it was kicked out of the American F-35 fighter jet program, following a dispute over the country's purchase of aPutin welcomed Erdogan to the MAKS-2019 air show near Moscow earlier this week to show off Russia's latest fighter technology. With Putin keen to display Russian prowess and Erdogan to show independence from the U.S., the event was well covered by local media.
As the two leaders waited for their ice cream, Erdogan asked Putin if he would buy both."Yes, of course. You're my guest, aren't you," Putin replied genially. The president handed over a bill and instructed the server to hand the change to the minister for aviation development. Erdogan then tucked into his treat before nodding to the server, seemingly approving of the frozen snack.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin take an ice cream break after talks just outside Moscow today. The two are discussing the situation in northern Syria, while Putin showed the Turkish leader Russia's latest military technology.
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