Erdogan has neither friends nor enemies: what can he talk about with Putin?

Vladimir Putin is going to visit Recep Erdogan on February 12. Most likely, the Russian dictator will ask the Turkish for something and will offer something in return.

Russian opposition journalist Sergey Aslanyan commented 24 Channel on Putin’s likely visit to Turkey. According to him, Ankara is not an ally of either Moscow or any other country.

“Erdogan has neither friends nor enemies. Erdogan has political interests. <…> Turkey is always a weather vane that turns in his favor,” stated Aslanyan.

Therefore, there cannot be one agreement with Ankara forever – we must constantly re-negotiate on any issue.

Actually, this is why Putin wants to go to Turkey personally. Moreover, there he does not face arrest under a warrant from the International Court, because the country has not ratified the Rome Statute.

What Putin and Erdogan can “negotiate” about

“In Russian foreign policy Turkey is now performing the function of a mercenary who can do some nasty things on behalf of Russia,” Aslanyan noted.

For example, Putin will promise Erdogan that he will block all UN resolutions on the Kurdish issue in Turkey. For this, Ankara can destroy the American base in Syria or transfer missile systems to Yemen to sink the American destroyer protecting Saudi Arabia from Yemeni claims.

Meeting between Putin and Erdogan: highlights

• Aide to the Russian President Yuri Ushakov confirmed preparations for Putin’s visit to Turkey. One of the main subjects of negotiations will be the “Ukrainian topic.”
• In addition, the dictators may touch upon the topic of NATO expansion. As is known, Erdogan approved Sweden's application to the Alliance to buy fighter jets from the United States.
• At the same time, Putin may cancel the trip at the last moment, as he already did in August 2023. Then Erdogan himself came to Russia.