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

Turkey’s Ties to Russia, Ukraine Limit its Room to Maneuver

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russia September 29, 2021. (Reuters)

President Tayyip Erdogan has developed strong economic and political relations with both Moscow and Kyiv in recent years, which leave Turkey facing a delicate balancing act in its response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ankara cannot afford to fall out with Russia economically because of tourism revenues, gas supplies, grain and other agricultural trade, and a nuclear power project.

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