Russia-Ukraine crisis: Can Turkey be a diplomatic breakthrough?

In the framework of the tensions between Russia and Ukraine, Turkey has been closely following the developments and is in close contact with both Kyiv and Moscow. As a NATO member that shares the Black Sea with Ukraine, Turkey has high stakes in the outcome of the crisis and has been backing Kyiv in significant ways. Yet, considering efforts by President Erdoğan to continue cooperating with Moscow in numerous areas, Ankara is particularly determined to avoid sliding into a conflict with Russia, and its support for Ukraine logically comes with limits.

Valeria Giannotta, interviewed  for Politicon by Simona Scotti,  has provided  her evaluations on the possible role that Turkey can play against the backdrop of the ongoing crisis.