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At a time when the entire West is fighting against him, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan decides to open a 'window' for his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to enter a NATO country.
According to an announcement made by a Turkish official, Vladimir Putin will visit NATO member Turkey to meet with Erdogan on February 12. This will be Putin's first visit to a NATO member state since the start of the war in Ukraine.
We recall that Putin's ability to travel abroad has been limited since March of last year, when the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against him in connection with suspicions that he sent Ukrainian children to Russia, which is considered a war crime.
On the other hand, Russia has denied these accusations and described the decision of the ICC as an insult. Among other things, Moscow has declared that the arrest warrant is legally invalid, since Russia is not a member of the ICC.
Turkey is not a member of the ICC either, so Putin can travel to Turkey without fear of arrest. Ankara has aimed to maintain good relations with Moscow and Kiev since the start of the war between the two countries. It has provided military support to Ukraine and has raised its voice for its territorial integrity, but has also opposed sanctions against Russia in principle.
With this move, Erdogan shows that he still remains an important factor in the international arena with his neutral position until these moments. Also, the meeting with Putin is a kind of pressure for the USA, which has tried on many occasions to oppose Ankara and Erdogan.
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