KYIV. UkraineGate . 18 . August .2022 l Political News .
Probably, in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pursuing goals to get more favorable conditions for Turkey in the so-called Syrian campaign. But in exchange for this, he could promise to persuade Ukraine to sign a “peace” agreement on Russian terms.
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“There are talks between Erdogan and Putin. And I assume that as part of these talks, Erdogan promised Putin to raise the issue of the possibility of preserving his face and reach some kind of peace agreement on terms favorable to Putin. What does Erdogan need it for? To bargain for yourself good conditions in the Syrian campaign, which has already begun.
Putin probably promised him not to use aviation against the Turks, and in response, Erdogan should persuade the President of Ukraine to sign a “peace”. Such a cheap combination from a political point of view, and now Erdogan is trying to fulfill this promise. He is a smart politician, and I don’t think he promised one hundred percent result under the agreement. But it is quite obvious that now he is trading promises and doing everything to fulfill them,” Semyvolos said.
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The expert added that due to these agreements with Putin, discontent is growing on the part of Western leaders. In addition, the Syrian campaign and Erdogan’s domestic policy are negatively perceived by the West. Although the Turkish president believes that by allowing Sweden and Finland to join NATO, he reduces the West’s ability to criticize him.
“But he simultaneously plans to trade planes from the Americans, and buys S-400s from the Russians. And this causes even more dissatisfaction,” Semyvolos said.
Recall
On August 5, talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took place in Sochi, which lasted more than 4 hours. Turkish presidential aide Fakhrettin Altun said the international community could not end the war in Ukraine by ignoring Moscow.
On August 17, it was reported that Turkey had announced the start of a military operation against Kurdish paramilitary formations on the adjacent side in the near future. As noted, the country has brought troops into Afrin.
Source: Ukrgate