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Russia-Turkey relations
![5th Round of Astana Syria Peace Talks End Without Agreement 5th Round of Astana Syria Peace Talks End Without Agreement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-05_13-50-33.jpg)
5th Round of Astana Syria Peace Talks End Without Agreement
By Catherine Putz
The de-escalation zones, let alone which country's "military observers" would maintain them, remain under discussion.
![Russian Ambassador Assassinated in Ankara Russian Ambassador Assassinated in Ankara](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-19_18-40-06.jpg)
Russian Ambassador Assassinated in Ankara
By Catherine Putz
The shocking killing of the Russian Ambassador has unclear ramifications.
![Nazarbayev the Mediator Sets Sights on Ukraine Crisis Nazarbayev the Mediator Sets Sights on Ukraine Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-18_14-34-52.jpg)
Nazarbayev the Mediator Sets Sights on Ukraine Crisis
By Catherine Putz
Crises come and go, but Russia-Kazakhstan remain fast friends.
![How Exactly Did Kazakhstan Help Turkish-Russian Rapprochement Along? How Exactly Did Kazakhstan Help Turkish-Russian Rapprochement Along?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-09_19-58-13.jpg)
How Exactly Did Kazakhstan Help Turkish-Russian Rapprochement Along?
By Catherine Putz
More on Kazakh-Russian relations, troubling constitutional changes brewing in Kyrgyzstan, and a beard story; links.
![Russia-Turkey Relations: Back on Track? Russia-Turkey Relations: Back on Track?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-09_15-22-01.jpg)
Russia-Turkey Relations: Back on Track?
By Catherine Putz
Erdogan's first trip abroad following the July 15 coup attempt was to Russia to patch up relations.
![Kazakhstan's Nazarbayev First World Leader to Visit Post-Coup Turkey Kazakhstan's Nazarbayev First World Leader to Visit Post-Coup Turkey](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-25_18-55-36.jpg)
Kazakhstan's Nazarbayev First World Leader to Visit Post-Coup Turkey
By Catherine Putz
Nazarbayev is the first world leader to pay Turkish President Erdogan a visit following last month's coup attempt.
![Coup Attempt Clears Way for Turkish-Russian Rapprochement Coup Attempt Clears Way for Turkish-Russian Rapprochement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-27_15-14-20.jpg)
Coup Attempt Clears Way for Turkish-Russian Rapprochement
By Catherine Putz
Turkey has radically revised its position on why a Russian jet was shot down last year, much to Moscow's appreciation.
![Kazakhstan Gets Thanks for Russia-Turkey Rapprochement Kazakhstan Gets Thanks for Russia-Turkey Rapprochement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-09_19-58-13.jpg)
Kazakhstan Gets Thanks for Russia-Turkey Rapprochement
By Catherine Putz
Turkish leaders have thanked both Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan for helping bring the two states back together.
![The Turkish-Russian Rapprochement The Turkish-Russian Rapprochement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-27_15-14-20.jpg)
The Turkish-Russian Rapprochement
By Catherine Putz
Seven months after the downing of a Russian jet on the Turkey-Syria border, Moscow and Ankara might be moving toward normalization.
![The Russia-Kazakhstan-Turkey Triangle The Russia-Kazakhstan-Turkey Triangle](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-09_19-58-13.jpg)
The Russia-Kazakhstan-Turkey Triangle
By Catherine Putz
A visit and a phone call illustrate that Astana is stuck between Moscow and Ankara.
![How to Quit the Kazakh Media Game How to Quit the Kazakh Media Game](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-28_15-56-11.jpg)
How to Quit the Kazakh Media Game
By Catherine Putz
Russia vs Turkey and Uzbekistan’s co-opting of the ISIS threat; weekend reads.
![A Tangled Web: Russia, Turkey and Central Asia A Tangled Web: Russia, Turkey and Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-18_14-07-55.jpg)
A Tangled Web: Russia, Turkey and Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
Moscow’s displeasure with Ankara is trickling into Central Asia, but to varying degrees in each capital.
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