Russia has Assad on a tight leash, so how did he go rogue and target Turkish troops in northern Syria? Turkey asks Moscow
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their joint news conference following Russian-Turkish talks in the Black sea resort of Sochi, Russia October 22, 2019.
Although Turkey and Russia are officially committed to building strong bilateral ties and establishing peace in Syria, the two sides differ on their approach. While Russia is a staunch supporter of the Assad regime, Turkey supports the Syrian opposition. Now with the attack on Turkish positions last week, the warming relations between Russia and Turkey have quickly turned frosty, raising many questions about the future of their relationship.
“We also don’t accept the excuse of ‘we cannot fully control the regime’ here,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu recently said, referring to Russia's possible complicity in Assad-led carnage in Idlib. “There is no need for us to be engaged in a conflict or a serious contradiction with Russia at this stage,” said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoganwith journalists on his way back to Turkey from Ukraine, where he applauded Kiev and criticised Russia’s annexation the Crimean peninsula, which was part of Ukraine.
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