All joking aside, this is a step to war.
Letting the Turks into to NATO made some some sense back in the day, but they have been a very poor ally. Russia has a grudge against Turkey dating back to 1454, and more recently the early 1900’s when they killed a large number of there coreligionists.
For years I have been curious of when Russia would restart their long term goal of retaking Constantinople. It appears that the Turks may have just handed them the justification. Honestly, I don’t think they will make a move yet, but this puts huge pressure on the West. Not to mention escalates the risk of NATO getting involved (though the Turks haven’t been the closest allies in the past, and have been positioning to go after Greece.)
Andrew Roth @ARothWP
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