Andreas Umland: What the Russo-Turkish incident could mean for Russia
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrive for their bilateral meeting alongside the annual Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial Council meeting in Belgrade on Dec. 3.
The immediate fall-out of Turkey's shooting of a Russian fighter jet may ultimately remain limited. Perhaps, neither Moscow nor Ankara will substantively modify policies towards each other. An ad hoc anti-ISIS coalition that includes both Russia and Turkey could still materialize. However, the indirect repercussions of this brief conflict may still be noteworthy in view of the event’s symbolic and geopolitical significance.
