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[abaris]

May as well get into bed with the Russians if that whole plane shooting incident can be resolved.

With Erdogan arresting the pilots (due to their involvement in the coup, of course, if someone is to buy the narrative) the incident seems to be resolved to Putin's satisfaction. Note that he's also getting cozy with Iran at present. Say what you will about Putin, but he's certainly no fool. He knows where he can leave his strategic footprint and he certainly doesn't hesitate to jump at the opportunities.

Erdogan cuddles up to Netanyahu too. The most recent announcement is that they resolved their differences too. At the same time, he's on an ice age trip with the Western world. Just today he withdrew his ambassador in my country. Most probably because we allowed a peaceful Kurdish demo in our capital.

After finding out what German services think of him and many Western governments not being cozy anymore, he's looking for new alliances. And there are quite a few willing to take that chance.