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Revival of the vital grain deal will top the agenda of the Turkish and Russian presidents' in Sochi, but experts believe Moscow's quick return to the agreement is unlikely.
By Igor Matveev, Yeghia Tashjian Valdai.com On a diplomatic level, Turkey tried to launch “Astana style” diplomatic measures to address Nagorno-Karabakh. However, given the fact that the conflict was taking place in the post-Soviet space, Russia failed to see much incentive in engaging in a bilateral track with Turkey in the form of a new
The Turkish, Iranian and Russian leaders are set to meet in Tehran next week amid lingering Turkish threats against Syrian Kurdish groups. Putin and Erdogan will separately discuss the Ukrainian grain crisis.
"The balance in the Middle East is too delicate just to ruin it because of Ukraine," retired Soviet and Russian lieutenant-general Evgeny Buzinshkiy told Newsweek.
A retired Russian lieutenant-general tells Newsweek the conflict is "not a war between Russia and Ukraine," but "a hybrid war between Russia and the West."