Analysts have pointed to a noticeable warming of relations between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the aftermath of the recent failed military coup in Turkey, subsequent crackdown on Erdogan regime opponents and the reaction to that crackdown from Western capitals. The two leaders are scheduled to hold a summit in Moscow next month, even as rhetoric from Turkish officials towards NATO allies, particularly the US, have grown increasingly hostile.
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