There’s more. Tartus was russian logistics base for their various African activities, like wagner in Mali or supporting Haftar in Lybia (there’s still civil war going on there remember?) Turks do not want to see support for Haftar, so Tartus and Latakia bases need to go. Maybe they’d try to get Assad back and try him in exchange for letting bases stay in some capacity
Except Erdogan likes Putin, even purchasing Russian s400 rockets despite being a NATO member and offered US patriot systems. Its why the first Trump administration had to sanction them and remove them from f35 eligibility.
It’s less that Erdogan likes Putin, Erdogan will strike a deal with anyone for his own gain. He was manoeuvring between west and east, but now it’s turkish vs russian interests and he won’t let it go, unless he trades it for something else. But this time russians have little to offer, and are much more openly hostile to NATO
They needed enough stability for their bases…
Assad was the guy, they will work with the new guy if he let’s them.
But new guy is turkey affiliate so he prolly will let Russians stay.
Turkey never liked Russians being there so them getting deposed isn’t great news for them.
Turkey is winning big time in the region first Armenia and now Syria
There’s more. Tartus was russian logistics base for their various African activities, like wagner in Mali or supporting Haftar in Lybia (there’s still civil war going on there remember?) Turks do not want to see support for Haftar, so Tartus and Latakia bases need to go. Maybe they’d try to get Assad back and try him in exchange for letting bases stay in some capacity
Too credible.
Except Erdogan likes Putin, even purchasing Russian s400 rockets despite being a NATO member and offered US patriot systems. Its why the first Trump administration had to sanction them and remove them from f35 eligibility.
It’s less that Erdogan likes Putin, Erdogan will strike a deal with anyone for his own gain. He was manoeuvring between west and east, but now it’s turkish vs russian interests and he won’t let it go, unless he trades it for something else. But this time russians have little to offer, and are much more openly hostile to NATO
I can give million examples of doing shit to show other wise…
He shot down a Russian fighter jet…