Deepening Russia-Turkey Ties
Mar 19, 2019 - Elizabeth Teoman![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/DOD%20Image%20Black%20Sea%2020140424.jpg?itok=UdXHcAhK)
Turkey’s deepening cooperation with Russia, including naval coordination in the Black Sea and joint military patrols, undermines NATO's cohesion and jeopardizes the prospects for a U.S.-Turkey deal to stabilize Eastern Syria.