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Andrei Karlov The impact Istanbul he assassination of TRussia’s envoy to will likely not harm warm- ing bilateral ties but its impact will be felt more in , according to analysts. The Turkish and Russian leaders spoke immedi- ately after the event and US Turkey’s foreign minister voiced its determination not to let the assassination cast a shadow over rela- tions. Here are the views of offers three analysts questioned in the immediate after- math of the attack:

-- Domitilla Sagramoso, a lecturer in security and development at King’s help College London, said the shooting would have a greater impact on Syria Turkish soldiers and policemen stand guard near the Cagdas Sanatlar Merkezi, a major art than relations between ussia’s ambassador to exhibition hall, where Andrey Karlov, the Russian ambassador to , has been shot dead Ankara and Moscow. Turkey Andrei Karlov, “It will not substantially killedR yesterday in a gun attack, disrupt the relationship was a veteran career diplomat Washington “Our thoughts and right of all diplomats to instrumental in helping because the Turks have who helped weather rocky ties he United States moved prayers are with his loved safely and securely advance government troops immediately said they will between Moscow and Ankara. quickly yesterday to ones, the Russian people, and represent their nations recapture the city of reinforce the security of the Karlov, 62, was appointed condemnT the murder of and with the other victims around the world.” Aleppo from rebel forces in Russian embassy,” she said. Russia’s envoy in the Turkish the Russian ambassador to who were injured in this The US State Turkey’s neighbour Syria “I think they’re going capital in 2013 at a time when Turkey and to offer to help shooting. Department has not said last week. to react how they usually Moscow and Ankara were investigate the attack. “We stand ready to offer who might have been Washington previously do, which is to redouble pushing to boost trade ties “The United States assistance to Russia and behind the attack, which has warned Moscow that their efforts, redouble their despite deep differences over condemns the assassination Turkey as they investigate witnesses said was its support for Bashar military involvement. So it the conflict in Syria. today in Ankara of Russian this despicable attack,” he carried out by a gunman al-Assad’s Syrian regime might have more repercus- The two sides fell out Ambassador Andrey added. demanding “revenge” for risks radicalizing moderate sions on Syria,” she said. dramatically in November 2015 Karlov,” US Secretary of Kerry branded the Aleppo. rebels and boosting when a Turkish fighter jet shot State John Kerry said. murder “an assault on the Russian forces were support for extremists. -- James Nixey, head down a Russian warplane along of the Russia and Eurasia the Syrian border in an attack programme at the Moscow described as a “stab in Chatham House think the back”. tank, said Moscow will use But after some seven months the attack to claim it is on leaders and the same side as Ankara in Recep Tayyip Erdogan began fighting terrorism. mending their differences and “Russia will paint it as ‘Baying for blood’ part of a wider war on ter- recently pushed negotiations over the fighting in Syria’s he incident came after days ror,” he said. Aleppo. of protests in Turkey over “My sense is that the Russia’s foreign ministry Russia’sT role in Syria, although Russians won’t blame the spokeswoman Maria Moscow and Ankara are now Turks for this.” Zakharova described Karlov’s working closely together to A more immediate killing as a “tragic day in the evacuate citizens from the response from Moscow history of our country and our battered city of Aleppo. may come in Aleppo, he diplomatic service”. British ambassador Richard said: “It could well affect “He did everything to help Moore paid tribute to a the proposed evacuations overcome the crisis in Russian- “quietly spoken, hospitable from Aleppo. They may be Turkish relations which was professional.” less sympathetic.” sparked a year ago by those Erdogan phoned Putin to tragic events,” Zakharova said. brief him about the attack, -- Dominique Moisi, Prior to serving in Ankara, presidential spokesman from the Paris-based the bespectacled Karlov spent Ibrahim Kalin said. Montaigne Institute, a large chunk of his career -- James Nixey, head of the agreed the two parties will which stretched back to the Russia and Eurasia programme do their best to ensure the Soviet period -- working on the at Chatham House think tank killing doesn’t harm ties volatile Korean Peninsula. in London, said Moscow between them. The married father-of- will use the attack to step up “I don’t think there will one -- who spoke Korean actions in what the Kremlin Andrey Karlov (L), the Russian ambassador to Ankara, lying on the floor after being shot by a be significant consequenc- and English -- served in the sees as a “war on terror”. gunman (R) during an attack during a public event in Ankara. es but, on a symbolic level, Russian embassies in both “My sense it that the to damage relations with the killing was “a terror attack terms the cowardly terrorist it shows that what happen- North and , before Russians won’t blame the Moscow, which have on relations between Russia attack that led to the death ing in Aleppo is not accept- later returning to Turks for this but will seek dramatically improved in and Turkey”. of the Russian ambassador able for one part of the as Moscow’s ambassador to to capitalise on it for wider recent months. Syria condemned the in Turkey, Andrei Karlov,” a Muslim population.” the isolated Stalinist state from gains,” he said. “We will not allow this murder as a “despicable ministry statement said. “Assad has won. Russia 2001-2006. “Clearly the Russian attack to cast a shadow on crime”, state news agency “This despicable has won, but the problem Russia is one of the few military will be baying for Turkey-Russia relations,” said SANA said, quoting the crime confirms once again is far from being resolved. countries to have relatively blood, they’ll want revenge.” the Turkish foreign ministry foreign ministry. the urgent need to expand all The deaths in Aleppo will warm relations with North Turkey vowed it would in a statement. “The Syrian republic efforts and means to fight and hang over the international Korea. not allow the assassination Interior minister Soylu said condemns in the strongest eliminate terrorism,” it added. scene for a long time.”