"RUSSIA-TURKEY-EU: PARTNERSHIP INEVITABLE
Professor Mikhail Meyer, Doctor of Science (History), Director of the Institute of Asian and African Countries attached to Moscow State University
Although Russia expressed apprehension over this year's EU enlargement, it has reacted calmly to the prospect of Turkey's joining this organization. Indeed, Moscow might even gain something from Ankara's accession to the EU.
Moscow understands that Turkey still faces a long wait before it can become an EU member and the Europeans will be wary of the Turks for some considerable time to come, despite a number of European prominent politicians' support for this integration. "
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