The situation in Ukraine has led to global fears about the possibility of a large-scale military conflict on the European continent. Turkey, which has strongly backed Kyiv, has high stakes in the outcome of Ukraine’s crisis. As a NATO member that shares the Black Sea with Ukraine, Turkey is backing Kyiv in various ways that are significant. Yet Turkish support for Ukraine comes with logical limits. Considering efforts by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government to continue cooperating with Russia in numerous areas while avoiding a major confrontation with Moscow, Ankara will only go so far …

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