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The Dangerous Implications of the Assassination in Turkey

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by Martin Berger, New Eastern Outlook:

On December 19 an armed man murdered Russia’s Ambassador to Ankara Andrey Karlov in cold blood during the speech that the victim was delivering to honor the opening of the photo exhibition “Russia through the eyes of the Turks” in the Turkish capital. It’s been reported that were three other victims.

The footage that appeared on the Internet shows how an armed man approaches the ambassador from the back and starts shooting at him, while shouting “Allah Akbar! Do not forget about Aleppo! Do not forget about Syria!”

The attacker was soon killed by local policemen and security guards. It is now reported that the terrorist known as Mevlut Mert Altintas was a former Turkish policeman that served in a quick response special unit, while the HaberTurk news agency claims that he was fired after the failed coup d’etat in July.

Both Russian and Turkish authorities describe the assassination as a terrorist attack, which was planned and executed to undermine the improving Turkish-Russian relations. In official statements the leaders of the two states agreed to strengthen collective efforts in the struggle against international terrorism, while understanding the efforts of some hostile political forces to play this attack in their favor by disrupting the recent Russian-Turkish normalization along with the peace process in Syria.

It’s noteworthy that there’s a number of similarities with the provocation that took place in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, that provoked the First World War and the consequent demise of four empires, including the Ottoman and the Russian empires. However, this time around the alignment of forces has changed drastically, with the majority of European players aligning with the United States in a bid to prevent Russia from participating in the settlement of a number of international conflicts.

The choice of Turkey for this provocation is clearly not an accident. Erdogan’s growing alienation from the West is not simple being questioned by the Western media, but also the leaders of Western Europe and the United States. A particularly harsh criticism of Erdogan has been voiced in recent months, when it became clear that the rapprochement between Ankara and Moscow is changing the whole regional dynamics, with Ankara assisting Moscow in the fight against international terrorism in Syria. The recent fall of radical militants in Aleppo has infuriated Western political elites, that have not simply been taking anti-Russian actions, but also anti-Turkish ones.

The recent failed coup d’etat attempt in Turkey was organized by the establishment of the United States, its allies in Western Europe, while the aftermath of this coup resulted in Ankara losing the chance to get acceded to the European Union.

At this point we know that the incident with the downing of Russian military bomber Su-24 in November 2015 and the subsequent long-term deterioration of Russian-Turkish relations was also staged by the United States and its NATO allies. Even back then Washington tried to use Turkey to pursue the deterioration of relations between Russia and NATO, which back then was recognized even by The Washington Post and The Guardian.

As for the assasination of the Russian ambassador that took place in Ankara, one can recall John Kirby’s threats to Russia that it was going to lose its citizens.

The timing of the provocation of the Russian ambassador has been carefully staged, timed to coincide with the vote of the Electoral College in a bid to prevent Donald Trump from becoming the next president of the United States. In recent months Trump has been bitterly opposed by the Obama administration that is unable to come to grips with the fact that Hillary Clinton has lost the presidential election. In the meantime we’ve heard all sort of anti-Russian stories aimed at spreading Russophobia and hysteria, starting with the so-called doping scandal and ending with the alleged involvement “Russian hackers” in Donald Trump’s victory.

The assasination of Russia’s ambassador has been universally condemend across the globe. And its curious that Russia, and Turkey have displayed enough political wisdom and responsibility not to get caught in yet another confrontation that could end up in the same way that the murder in Sarajevo did a century ago. There’s little doubt that a thorough investigation of this provocative attack will uncover the true “masterminds” behind these events.

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