The US is already in the process of moving bases from Turkey into Poland and Romania. Those states cannot count on the EU for defense against Russia and they're

The US is already in the process of moving bases from Turkey into Poland and Romania. Those states cannot count on the EU for defense against Russia and they're already on good terms with the US, UK and Israel. The US also needs more reliable allies than Turkey in the Black Sea basin. Turkey was conveniently close to Iran and Russia but thanks to Edrogan's ambitions it fell out with the US.