Why Russia isn’t rushing to lift sanctions on Turkey

Russia appears to be in no hurry to remove all of its sanctions against Turkey, even though it’s been a year since they were imposed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attend a session of the World Energy Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, October 10, 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. - RTSRLXH
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend a session of the World Energy Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 10, 2016. - Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin
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Yekaterina Chulkovskaya
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For a long time, Russian-Turkish relations were based on a certain formula: “The economy is the economy. Politics is politics. And they shouldn’t be mixed.” This formula worked successfully until Nov. 24, 2015, when Turkey shot down a Russian jet. 

Relations between the two countries, which used to be friendly and were even described as “a strategic partnership,” were severely damaged in just one moment. 

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