Turkey, Russia and an Assassination: The Swirling Crises, Explained

The New York Times: Turkey and Russia, whose up-and-down relationship has helped shape the Syrian war and its related crises, shared a new trauma on Monday after an off-duty Turkish police officer assassinated Russia’s ambassador.

The killing of Andrey G. Karlov in Ankara caused global alarm and raised questions about the larger consequences.

On social media, many drew parallels to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, which helped set off World War I — a comparison that analysts, thankfully, reject.

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