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Imagine, what would happen if the same thing happened while we were trying to make progress in a program partnered with the Russians,&#8221; he said. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Western defense official in Ankara said that the Russian intervention in Syria against Turkish and NATO interests demonstrated <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">showed to Ankara <\/span>how Turkish and Russian interests in the Middle East and Caucasus are doomed to diverge.<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> &#8220;The Turks got the message, as I observe from my meetings with my Turkish counterparts,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I hope that will further strengthen Turkey\u2019s defense industry-related cooperation with its Western allies.&#8221;<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> In June 2012, Russian air defense systems in Syria downed a Turkish RF-4 reconnaissance aircraft. 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