It's not just Biden's snubs & US sanctions, Erdogan's Turkey and Putin's Russia are seeking closer ties out of sheer pragmatism -- RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : Many observers in the US and EU seem constitutionally unable to imagine either Turkish or Russian action in any other way than with constant reference to the US, NATO, and the EU.
40% : International commentary has been quick and, in the case of the US and EU, sometimes misleading.

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