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TURKEY UKRAINE

MIT drives Ankara's cautious pro-Ukraine stance

Keen to show its support to Kyiv without alienating Russia, Turkey has had a fine balancing act to play since the start of the Ukraine conflict. Continued drone sales to Volodymyr Zelensky have put its relations with Moscow to the test. [...] (592 words)

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