title: Russia’s Middle East Policy: The Period of Putin
abstract: Since Russia was dealing with domestic problems after the collapse of the Soviet Union, it could not show sufficient attention to global problems, especially the Middle East. Vladimir Putin, who seized power in the 2000s, has been in an active search in foreign policy for Russia to reach its effectiveness in the USSR period by solving the problems in the country in a short time. With the emergence of chaos in the international arena due to the September 11 attacks in the United States, Putin beg
journal: Marmara University Open Access System