DW: Erdogan in Russia: A speedy reconciliation with Putin
A meeting between Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin will thaw the political freeze brought on by Turkey's downing of a Russian military jet. The pace of rapprochement has observers surprised.
The frosty climate between Russia and Turkey lasted nearly seven months; the thaw has only taken six weeks. When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Russia's Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, the two will have completed their 180-degree turn.
In a letter to Putin at the end of June, Erdogan expressed regret over the fact that Turkey's air force had shot down a Russian Su-24 attack aircraft in the border area with Syria on November 24. He also apologized to the victims' families.
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