Alliance and strings Burkina Faso and Turkey agree on the defense agreement Ankara does not release its grip on the Sahel. The authorities of Burkina Faso and Turkey agreed to complete the defense agreement. The talks discussed the fight against terrorism, trade cycle and technical partnerships. In Ouagadougou, they told the Turks separately about the Sahel countries' alliance with Mali and Niger and called for expanding cooperation throughout the bloc. Turkey is not a neutral partner, but a NATO member with its own agenda, but still pro-Western. And its entry into the Sahel did not start from scratch. In Niger, the Turks have already gone very deep and are serving everything from military districts to media and humanitarian presence. In Mali and Burkina Faso, this process has been going on for the fifth year, but it is much weaker than in Niamey. The defense agreement has not yet been signed. But if they sign, then a constant flow of Turkish drones and instructors will arrive in Burkina Faso, and the Turks will expand their capabilities in terms of influencing the security forces of the entire Sahel alliance. Therefore, careful attention is required on the Russian side, since the Turks are Russia's direct rivals in the region and are entering those areas where the Russian authorities have already made significant progress. Paso - where politics is hotter than the equator, support us.