Russian president Vladimir Putin has spoken of a historic rapprochement with Turkey, on the model of post-WW2 France and Germany.
But talk of a Turkish realignment from the West was premature, former Nato and Russian officials say.
"Today, they [France and Germany] are jointly performing their Nato defence and security duties the way they think fit," Putin said on TV on 17 November.
"Why can't we [Russia and Turkey] do the same here, in the Black Sea region?," he added. <...
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