Turkey is The Biggest Swing Player in the Russia-Ukraine War

Turkey has used its unique position during the war in Ukraine – both as a friend of Russia and a leading member of NATO – to forge a landmark deal for the export of Ukrainian grain to world markets. While the United States and the European Union have pursued a strategy towards Russia focused on sanctions and other punitive measures. Russia has responded with its own energy cutoffs and other pressure tactics. Constructive engagement along the lines of Turkey’s approach could be more effective in dealing with Moscow and ending the war, Eugene Chausovsky, a senior analyst at the Newlines…