Intel: How Russia, Turkey are expanding their military cooperation to America’s detriment

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speak during their meeting on the sidelines of the MAKS-2019 International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia, August 27, 2019. Maxim Shipenkov/Pool via REUTERS - RC147D99BA60
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speak during their meeting on the sidelines of the MAKS-2019 International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia, Aug. 27, 2019. - Maxim Shipenkov/Pool via REUTERS
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Alexandra Dzhordzhevich
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Following President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s trip to Moscow on Tuesday, Russia and Turkey are discussing prospects for further military-technical cooperation.

Why not? We didn’t come here for nothing,” he replied.

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