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THREAD Turkey's purchase of Russian-made S400s will certainly (and unfortunately) trigger severe U.S. sanctions against Ankara, resulting in rupture in bilateral ties. This is a historic turning point in Turkish foreign policy, taking into account nearly two centuries-old trends
2. Since the rise of the "Eastern Question" with the Straits Convention of 1840, Turkey has relied on a Western power (informally Great Britain in the 19th century, France in the interwar era, and the U.S. formally since the late 1940s) to keep the Russians out of the Bosporus
3. Taking into account Turkey's 180 year-old policy to rely on a Western power to balance off against Russia, rupture with Washington (over S-400s) will leave Ankara exposed to Moscow, with historic ramifications for Turkish security and foreign policy. Tectonic shift ahead!
If the US does not want to totally lose Turkey which constitutes a very crucial importance for itself,CAATSA or other type of sanctions will not be implemented against Turkey in return Turkey's purchasing S400 missile systems from Russia. Whatever Turkey has so far done was true
If the US was not worried about a rupture in bilateral ties when it supplied arms and protection to PYD, why should Turkey worry about it?
Rupture in bilateral ties because of S400s? You are joking.... Turkey has always had ruptured relations with US, since Turkey joined NATO.
Weakening NATO, I wonder who wants that... Apart from Putin and Trump
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