Erdogan intensifies diplomatic chess to boost Turkey's independence

Turkish leader looking to exploit tensions between West and Russia

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a video address to a summit in Kyiv on Sept. 11, with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, looking on. (Pool photo via Reuters)

HIROYUKI AKITA, Nikkei commentator

ISTANBUL -- As tensions rise between the West and the Russia-China bloc, Turkey has taken on an increasingly unfettered and flexible role in the escalating geopolitical rivalry between the two sides.

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