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Putin’s Turkish Delight

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's recent meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, was ostensibly intended to bury the hatchet after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near its border with Syria last year. But, at a time of rising tensions tensions between Turkey and the EU, there may be more to the story.

BRUSSELS – Beware of czars bearing gifts. It is sound advice for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as he tries to leverage his rapprochement with Russian President Vladimir Putin in his relations with the West.

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