Gates of Vienna News Feed 6/27/2016

In a surprising move, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan apologized to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the downing of a Russian military jet over Turkey last year. Mr. Erdogan seems to have felt the pinch of Russian sanctions and the increasing international isolation of Turkey, because he has also mended fences with Israel.

In other news, the South African treasury ordered President Jacob Zuma to repay more than half a million dollars of government funds that he used for improvements on his private residence.…