By Antonis Anzoletou

Meter of “maneuvers” o Erdogan he is used to opening many fronts. The US elections, however, do not allow for bold moves and have largely idled him. He certainly wants to see what he will do with the F-35s and if he can have a second chance since he feels that he is losing significant ground in relation to Greece. Eurofighters are good, but F-35s are not. Certainly, however, they do not keep up with the S-400s, which are “rotting” in some warehouses anyway.

Sources of the Turkish Ministry of Defense reported on the matter that “at the moment, there is no change in the attitude of the two countries regarding the S-400 and F-35. We always state that it is not right for allies to impose restrictions or sanctions on each other and that this is not consistent with the spirit of the alliance.”

The Turkish president will not stop looking for new allies – partners outside the borders of the old continent. China, Russia, Iran and in the future the BRICS have also entered his crosshairs. All of these are consequences of the exits he wants to find, as it is not only the weapon systems that he does not manage to get, but also the fact that the gates of the E.U. remain closed. Epimythio: the West is trying to turn its attention to him and admit that it needs him. And there are countries that don’t stop showing their interest and help him stay in the game through blackmail.

Every time he meets the Greek prime minister and the appointment is renewed with greater expectations for a few months later, it means that things are going well. Or at least not bad. This also happened after four four of Kyriakos Mitsotakis with Tayyip Erdogan in New York. The fact that the declaration of Athens was also mentioned in the announcement of the Turkish presidency was very positively evaluated. The calm climate is what is wanted, although with the Cypriot Erdogan does not hide his hard face at all. His report from the UN platform was clear, dynamizing the start of the discussions. For this reason, there was a resounding response from the Greek prime minister this morning. The Cyprus issue is the crown of Ankara’s ambitious regional strategy and there will be no concessions. Apart from the two states, there is no other discussion about Turkey. Tayyip Erdoğan repeated, among other things, the recognition of the pseudo-state that Ankara has been asking for since 1983. The great danger is that this discussion will disturb the “calm waters” that have been consolidated after the earthquakes in Antalya. If Erdogan is looking to find an opportunity, the Cypriot certainly gives him one. The road to The Hague is a fact that it will not be easy. Turkey’s extreme demands do not leave much room for finding common ground during the political dialogue. Diplomatic sources said that the two foreign ministers will set the terms of the “game” with all the preliminary issues in the next period, and if there is progress, the two leaders at the High Cooperation Council in Ankara in January will give the “green light” to proceed. difficult maritime zones agenda. Regarding the issue of stopping migration flows, it is estimated that Turkey will show a different face and implement the 2016 agreement. The “gray zone” in this field is created by Germany’s attitude.