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Vladimir Putin received, Friday August 5, his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russia. The two heads of state talked about economic cooperation between their two countries, but they did not mention a possible ceasefire in Ukraine, while the Turkish president has established himself as a privileged mediator between kyiv and Moscow.
A Ukrainian grain cargo ship finally crossing the Bosphorus Strait is the first compromise reached with Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine. Between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin, it took every effort of Receive Tayyip Erdogan. President Truce is the only one to have the confidence of the two men. From the start of the conflict, Receive Tayyip Erdogan spared his two neighbours.
“Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkey strongly condemned the invasion, and at the same time announced that they did not intend to apply the sanctions against Russia”explains Jean Marcoudirector of international relations at Science Po Grenoble. President Erdogan assiduously practices the policy of the big gap. This new place won in the international game also allows the Turkish president to mask the difficulties he is encountering in his own country. With more than 60% inflation, the presidential election next year promises to be complicated for him.