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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Erdogan Seeks Payoff from Russia-US Clash on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin calls his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan 'a real man' who keeps his word. Ozan KOSE AFP

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will try to leverage his strategic position in NATO and his rapport with Russia's Vladimir Putin when he visits Kyiv on Thursday in a bid to head off war in Ukraine.

The veteran Turkish leader hopes mediation between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky can avert a Russian offensive that Washington warns could start by mid-February.

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