I don’t see what Russiana gain by starting World War 3. Putin can’t be that secure of his military. I don’t give a damn about Turkey but I know what you are saying. But I’ll be damned if American soldiers are going to die to protect turkey the Caliphate and Isis. let’s not forget Turkey and gave a lot of money towards that hundred million dollar piece of garbage mosque in Maryland. the most ironic thing is we signed a nuclear deal treaty with a country that we will be going to war with soon
Russia's economy runs on oil, and with prices down, so is revenue. If they can't have the pipelines they want, they can at least reduce the supply from 'troubled' regions, and such geopolitical instability has a way of raising oil prices by itself. Any loss of marginal capacity in the world oil markets will increase prices, and Russia would benefit from that.