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Turkish-Russian Tension Over Syria Opens Door to Washington

Dorian Jones

   ISTANBUL - Questions about the future of Turkey's rapprochement with
   Russia are growing as fallout continues from Monday's killing of at
   least five Turkish soldiers by Russia-backed Syrian government forces.

   The rising Russia-Turkey tension over Syria is now seen as offering an
   opportunity to the United States to improve strained ties with Turkey.

   Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used a two-day visit to Ukraine
   to turn up the pressure on Moscow. During the visit, Erdogan condemned
   Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and signed a
   military deal with Kyiv.

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