Where exactly does this leave Turkey? Must it choose between warmer economic relations with Russia or rearming FSA battalions in Syria to continue the march towards Damascus? Turkey has been in desperate need of a strategy overhaul since its famed “no problems with neighbours” foreign policy became one of only problems with neighbours. The moderate opposition that Turkey supports stands no chance against the Russian air force. Counter-escalation by rearming FSA rebels will prolong the proxy war on the ground and prove ineffective. Only the Americans are able to stop the Russians from carrying out air strikes – and such a development is unlikely.
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