Putin, readying Russia for a massive assault on his foes, needed to take care of some loose ends before doing so. Turkey voicing its support of the German war effort provided an opportunity to invade Turkey for a reason rather than savage assaults, so he used this chance wisely. He defeated the Turks within 3 weeks while similtaneously waging war with Poland, Canada, Britain, America and Germany and had expanded Russian borders far beyond what they had been previously.