Relations between Turkey and Russia are thawing after a state visit on Tuesday (9 August) by Turkey's president to St. Petersburg.
"Turkey-Russia ties have entered into a very different and positive phase," said Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
Putin, for his part, said the restoration of bilateral ties "would benefit both Turkey and Russia."
The move marks a turning point in an often fraught relationship, ...
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