Russia vs Turkey: Who is the big boy?

The Russian regime warned Ankara that consequences would follow downing of their  plane and eventual killing of their bomber pilot.

For the records, Moscow has vehemently negated claims that the bomber jet had illegally crossed into Turkey airspace with Turks maintaining that the Russian plane refused to take order for change of course.

Now all this has turned out into a diplomatic push and shove that has seen Russia adopt a mean policy-Restricting Turkey’s imports into Russia, terminating employment contracts for Turkish professionals in Moscow as well as numerous gaffes and glitches.

On the other hand, the supporters of the former Ottoman regime are adamant of Kremlin’s sanctions arguing that they can do without the Russian prostitute imports to the rich Turks.

Vladmir Putin,a level 9 black belt karateka is a student of the ancient soviet union, he employs the time tested sanctions with  cold precision only Putin can master. Turkish shoes can’t get their free reign into the Russian market like before, there is no repatriation of foreign exchange to Turkey due to job cuts, Turkish fruits will rot on the farm. As war artillery glide closer to Turkish borders.

In short, Turkey has to pay.

On the other hand, Erdogan does not have to content with the secessionist Kurdi population but he would also be checking behind his back for a Russian rocket.

The situation is grim, and warmongers are waiting with bated breath for the fireworks. It is yet to be exactly clear how the European powers and the US will be factored into this equation.

Ankara is a budding power, a strategically located nation with a huge role in geopolitics of southern Europe and western Asia. With an economy on the positive trend and a good chunk of share in the international trade, Turkey’s influence is indisputable. Where as Russia for its stance on Crimea attracted criticism which led to it being bungled out of the G8,the old flame still burns from its belly and is not the  type to buckle from a challenge. Russia will fight.

The two leaders are going toe to toe.Erdogan warns Putin not to play with fire; Putin thinks Erdogan has just squeezed the wrong testicles. Battle line is drawn, but who will pull the trigger first?