kurupetos wrote:GreekIslandGirl wrote:Strategically, I still think the best thing Russia can do is attack Turkey's military in the occupied areas in Cyprus. Then NATO cannot intervene.
It makes so much sense.
Can someone get a hotline to Putin for me?
They may not have to because the Turkish Army will have to withdraw to fight elsewhere.
But there's millions of them!
Putin shouldn't risk hitting Turkey anywhere but in Cyprus where he would have the backing of the UN (since we have all those resolutions asking Turkey to leave) and Turkey is in Cyprus not as a NATO member but on its own behalf. So Russia will be fighting Turkey - *pure* (gloves off) - and not as part of NATO which might escalate matters.
It's such a brilliant strategy - someone really should bring it to Putin's attention.