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Sweden on NATO’s scales: what is Ankara up to?

11:53 12.01.2024 Maria Kolesnikova

Sweden on NATO’s scales: what is Ankara up to?

On January 5-6, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited Turkey. The results of the two-day visit did not receive much media coverage though. The topics discussed included the situation in Gaza, the Ukrainian conflict, trade, investments and security relations between the two countries and, of course, Ankara's support for …

Ukraine crisis – Ankara speaks against, again…

14:16 05.03.2022 Andrey Isayev

Ukraine crisis – Ankara speaks against, again…

After the launch of theRussian special operation in Ukrainethe Turkish representative in the UN called on the conflicting parties to demonstrate “restraint and common sense” having mentioned “a new act of aggression” against Ukraine. A few hours later a similar statement was made by the Turkish Foreign Ministry.Finally, after a …

Russia, Turkey and the new geopolitical reality

10:16 13.10.2021 Andrey Isayev

Russia, Turkey and the new geopolitical reality

The recent Russia – Turkey summit in Sochi, even though yielding no tangible outcomes (as became clear well before it, the summit would not result in the signing of any agreements), has evoked a lot of speculation – ranging from assumptions of the “failure” of talks to fairly optimistic forecasts …

Ankara “goes at” Cyprus again

15:09 11.08.2021 Andrey Isayev

Ankara “goes at” Cyprus again

On July 20 a parade was held in Lefkoşa, the capital of the so-called Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which marked the anniversary of the landing of Turkish troops in Cyprus (1974). The parade in Lefkoşa (Nicosia in Turkish) was attended by a number of high-level officials who made …

Passions for Libya

11:37 24.12.2019 Andrey Isayev

Passions for Libya

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has met with heads of diplomatic missions of Arab countries and representatives of the League of Arab States (LAS). The participants in the meeting, which took place in Moscow on December 16th, focused on the situation in the world’s hottest spots, in particular, in Libya. …

Trump and Erdogan “mend fences” again

17:13 21.11.2019 Andrey Isayev

Trump and Erdogan “mend fences” again

Presidents of the United States and Turkey Donald Trump and Recep Erdogan met for bilateral talks in Washington on November 13th . In the course of what Donald Trump described as “lengthy and productive” negotiations and during a series of one-on-one and enlarged meetings, the Turkish leader announced his country’s …

US-Turkish partnership: “strategic” does not mean “reliable”

12:40 30.09.2019 Andrey Isayev

US-Turkish partnership: “strategic” does not mean “reliable”

The continuing tension in the Middle East has yet again become a discussion point during the so-called top-level week of the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. What made the situation worse this year was Washington’s decision to strengthen its military presence in the region, which …

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