Russia Sanctions Turkey as Syria Coalition Efforts Fizzle
<p><span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stepping">stepping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downing">downing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="bomber">bomber</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="border">border</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="feud">feud</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="dimension">dimension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="multifaceted">multifaceted</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="doubling">doubling</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stakes">stakes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="order">order</span>.</p><p><span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="inspections">inspections</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="suspending">suspending</span> <span word="visa">visa</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russians">Russians</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considerable">considerable</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Pavel">Pavel</span> <span word="Felgenhauer">Felgenhauer</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="columnist">columnist</span>. "<span word="Quite">Quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="scrapped">scrapped</span>."</p><p><span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="retaliated">retaliated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deploying">deploying</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span>.</p><p> <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="coordination">coordination</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cooperate">cooperate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="skeptical">skeptical</span>.</p><p>"<span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="practically">practically</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="coalitions">coalitions</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Alexander">Alexander</span> <span word="Baunov">Baunov</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Carnegie">Carnegie</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="coordination">coordination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="coalitions">coalitions</span> ... <span word="just">just</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="collisions">collisions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="targets">targets</span>."</p>
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