After gestures to US, Turkey turns to placating Russia - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Fehim Tastekin

Fehim Tastekin

Jul 7, 2021

Cavusoglu and Lavrov — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov hold a joint press conference following talks on a cease-fire deal between the warring sides in Libya, in Moscow, on Jan. 13, 2020. The two recently met again in Antalya, Turkey, on June 30, 2021. — PAVEL GOLOVKIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive to hold a joint press statement following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 5, 2020. (Photo by Pavel Golovkin / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PAVEL GOLOVKIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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