 Complete the following phrase:  Ahmed III cultivated good relations with France, doubtless in view of Russias menacing attitude. He afforded refuge in Ottoman territory to Charles XII of Sweden 16821718 after the Swedish defeat at the hands of Peter I of Russia 16721725 in the Battle of Poltava of 1709. In 1710 Charles XII convinced Sultan Ahmed III to declare war against Russia, and the Ottoman forces under Baltacı Mehmet Pasha won a major victory at the 