James Jeffrey, an expert on Turkish-Russian relations said that Putin likes to deal with leaders he thinks are "strong and predictable" and think like him.
With Turkish Russian trade booming since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna's visit to Turkey this week focused on efforts to further isolate Moscow.
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