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The Black Sea separates Russia and Turkey while an invasion staged from Ukraine could cut Russia off from the Black Sea in a few days. Very different security c
by avgcorrection 5y ago
The Black Sea separates Russia and Turkey while an invasion staged from Ukraine could cut Russia off from the Black Sea in a few days. Very different security concerns.
(Of course “Turkiye” becoming a member of Nato in these times would have been a joke considering Erdoğan. But maybe I’m just showing my naivete.)
- treis 5y agoThey said USSR and they did share a small land border.
- avgcorrection 5y agoFair. I guess Georgia? Crossing the Caucasus Mountains is harder than crossing the European Plains.