Disappointed by the US, Turkey cautiously looks to Russia
Al Jazeera
Turkish President Erdogan set to meet Russian counterpart, as the split between NATO allies Turkey and the US grows.
Istanbul, Turkey – After US President Joe Biden refused to grant a one-on-one meeting with his Turkish counterpart on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), a disappointed and angry Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Turkish journalists in a briefing that he had managed to work well at times with former presidents, but not with Biden so far.
Just a day later, on September 24, speaking after prayers in Istanbul, Erdogan went on to criticise Biden for the second time within 24 hours – saying that he and Biden failed to bridge their differences at a meeting during his visit to New York and the recent talks with the United States president had proved disappointing.
Erdogan also accused the US of supporting “terror organisations” rather than fighting them, referring to the US partnership with the People’s Protection Units (YPG) – affiliated to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) – in northern Syria.
