Jeff Flake has found himself a new job, but it might make his old one look like a breeze by comparison
In his last job, Jeff Flake went to work every day with the risk of provoking the wrath of the world’s most powerful person: then-President Donald Trump.from Arizona rather than hold his tongue about the president, Flake has found himself a new job. And somehow, it might make his old one look like a breeze by comparison., Flake is stationed halfway across the world, serving as U.S. ambassador to a complicated ally with a unique ability to push for peace: Turkey.
Nearly every close observer of the Muslim-majority country of 84 million, split between Europe and Asia, agrees that Russia’s attempt to occupy and control Ukraine has put Turkey in a messy bind. Now, some experts believe the West’s ability to stymie Russia’s bloody war could hinge on Turkey’s willingness to help.
Later on Thursday, Biden and Erdogan spoke directly by phone. An official readout from the White House said that the two leaders “discussed their shared concern about Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.” Biden also “expressed appreciation for Turkey’s efforts to support a diplomatic resolution to the conflict.”
But Flake also struck the careful note he did in his confirmation hearing, noting Turkey’s “democratic backsliding” and attacks on press freedom, while also referencing the alarm sparked by its acquisition of Russian-made defense systems. A devout Mormon, Flake completed his missionary service in South Africa and Zimbabwe, and later lived in Namibia. He speaks Afrikaans, the Dutch-based language widely spoken in southern Africa. In the Senate, he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s sub-panel focusing on Africa.
Speaking from Turkey, she told The Daily Beast that Flake’s selection was “an interesting choice, but… a good choice, I think.” Another diplomat pointed to Flake’s membership in the Church of Latter-Day Saints—a community that prides itself in honesty, integrity and service—as having been readily apparent during pre-confirmation training.takes if he were to fall short,” they said.
Beyond that, Turkey invoked its power under a nearly century-old treaty to block Russian warships from traveling through its straits connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea during times of “war,” limiting Putin’s ability to leverage the power of Russia’s naval forces in Ukraine. Turkey has enjoyed its own warm relations with Ukraine, and Kyiv’s military has already put Turkish-made drones to use in strikes against Russian targets.
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