国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Turkey-Russia rapprochement expected to continue amid Turkeys rifts with U.
<p><span word="ISTANBUL">ISTANBUL</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 5-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="flourishing">flourishing</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spotlight">spotlight</span>, <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rapprochement">rapprochement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="rifts">rifts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="frustration">frustration</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="boosted">boosted</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stormy">stormy</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="downing">downing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="fighter">fighter</span> <span word="jet">jet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 20 <span word="billion">billion</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span> <span word="Recep">Recep</span> <span word="Tayyip">Tayyip</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="jointly">jointly</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="feel">feel</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span>.</p><p><span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="honeymoon">honeymoon</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> "<span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="irreversible">irreversible</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span>," <span word="Faruk">Faruk</span> <span word="Logoglu">Logoglu</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span>, <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="dictate">dictate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="stays">stays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span>, <span word="pursues">pursues</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="accession">accession</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mends">mends</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>., <span word="while">while</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="Logoglu">Logoglu</span> <span word="argued">argued</span>.</p><p><span word="Apparently">Apparently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>-<span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="rapprochement">rapprochement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="yielding">yielding</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span>, <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="S">S</span>-400 <span word="air">air</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="signaling">signaling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>.</p>
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