Analysts say Russia likely to use Syria presence as leverage over Turkey
Ankara in talks with Moscow to buy fighter jets, possibly moving it farther away from US and other members of NATO.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan chats with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin before his departure at Zhukovsky Airport near Moscow, Russia, August 27, 2019.(photo credit: MURAT CETINMUHURDAR/PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByKRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE
