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somsai

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5. I think Turkey has shifted

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2026, 10:22 PM

23 hrs ago

A couple of weeks ago Turkey flew Zelensky down on one of their own jet liners for one on one talks with their Prez. Turkey was Russia's second largest trading partner, and they no longer seem to be besties. Also the sea exit from the Black Sea is not an international waterway, Turkey owns it, and they can cut off Russia's only warm weather access to the world's oceans.

The Ukraine/Russia war has shifted, and alliances are shifting too.

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