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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 …

“Kurdish Spring”: drawing to a close?

16:46 19.01.2022 Andrey Isayev

“Kurdish Spring”: drawing to a close?

For decades, the Kurdish problem was overshadowed by the Palestinian one, occasionally popping up in international media reports following the much-publicized arrest of the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the genocide of Iraqi Kurds and the scandalous referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan. A few years ago, the Syrian and …

Turkey on the lookout for allies

18:25 20.12.2021 Andrey Isayev

Turkey on the lookout for allies

The scaling down of the US presence in the Middle East and the possible strengthening of Iran's positions following the lifting of the American sanctions are forcing the leading regional powers to reset their relations with their neighbors. Above all, with Israel, the existential enemy of the Islamic Republic of …

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 …

Turkish military in Afghanistan: mission hardly possible

11:44 23.06.2021 Andrey Isayev

Turkish military in Afghanistan: mission hardly possible

NATO’s plans to leave a Turkish military contingent after the withdrawal of all other troops from Afghanistan quickly came to dominate the discussion points among expert communities in different countries. On June 17 White House National Security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed that an agreement to this effect had been reached …

Rome, Ankara and il Mediterraneo allargato

16:35 03.05.2021 Vladislav Gulevich

Rome, Ankara and il Mediterraneo allargato

Italy and Turkey are facing an aggravation of the geopolitical rivalry in the Mediterranean. The sphere of Italy’s influence in the region is territorially overlapping that of Turkey, sparkling a variety of diplomatic scandals.Italy’s new Prime Minister Mario Draghi has described the Turkish president as a dictator with whom Rome …

Russia-Turkey: the Treaty of Moscow – a century on

12:38 17.03.2021 Andrey Isayev

Russia-Turkey: the Treaty of Moscow – a century on

A century ago, on March 16, 1921, Soviet Russia and the government of the Turkish Grand National Assembly signed the so-called Treaty of Moscow, where the signatories pledged to establish "... permanent cordial relations and indissoluble sincere friendship" between their two countries, based on the recognition of the people’s right …

EU playing a zero-sum game in Kosovo

12:28 19.01.2021 Pyotr Iskenderov

EU playing a zero-sum game in Kosovo

When it comes to Kosovo settlement, the European Union is clearly trying to regain the initiative.It was with poorly concealed jealousy and irritation that Brussels watched the delegations of Belgrade and Pristina sign an agreement to normalize their bilateral trade and economic relations in early September in Washington, and with …

Vladimir Chizhov: “a policy of sanctions in the modern world is senseless and harmful”

12:44 22.12.2020 Andrey Torin

Vladimir Chizhov: “a policy of sanctions in the modern world is senseless and harmful”

During an online briefing at theRossiya Segodnyamultimedia center in Moscow, Russia’s envoy to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, commented on the decisions taken by the December 10-11 EU summit in Brussels, on the current state of Russia-EU relations and the situation in Europe amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Russia - EU: …

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