In third place is the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in a new poll conducted by the Forsa Institute on behalf of RTL / n-tv. The winners include the Christian Union (CDU / CSU) and the Greens. According to today’s “Trendbarometer”, CDU / CSU are ahead with 28% (24% in the 2021 elections) followed […]
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‘No comment’ from the Commission on Erdogan’s ‘attack’ on Mitsotakis
“No comment” from the European Commission on the statements of Turkish President Erdogan who personally attacked the Greek Prime Minister. Asked to comment on the incident, Commission spokeswoman Dana Spinna said: “In general, we promote and encourage good co-operation between leaders, especially between Greece and Turkey, and we hope that the positive climate will return […]
Davutoglu to Erdogan: ‘Did you wake up today for the unacceptable positions of Mitsotakis?’
Former Turkish Prime Minister and current Chairman of the Future Party Ahmet Davutoglu opened fire on Tayyip Erdogan, accusing him of being late in responding to the Greek Prime Minister after his visit to the United States and his meeting with Joe Bide. In a series of posts on Twitter, Mr. Davutoglu noted that “Mitsotakis’ […]
A Russian court has ordered the arrest of a blogger for defaming the army
A Moscow court has ordered the arrest in absentia of Russian blogger Mikhail Nake, who is accused of defaming the Russian military and attacking Ukraine. The blogger, who maintains a YouTube video blog outside Russia with more than 700,000 subscribers, is accused of spreading false information about the Russian armed forces, according to the Basmani […]
Finland, Sweden to send delegations to Ankara – to attend NATO summit in June
LAST UPDATE: 14.23 Turkish officials will meet with Swedish and Finnish delegations in Ankara tomorrow, Wednesday, to discuss Stockholm and Helsinki applications for NATO membership, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said today. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has opposed Sweden and Finland joining NATO, had telephone conversations with the leaders of the two Nordic countries […]
War in Ukraine: Moscow rejects Italian peace plan
LAST UPDATE: 15.23 Moscow has rejected Italy’s peace plan for Ukraine through Russian Security Council Vice President Dmitry Medvedev, according to a report in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica today. According to Medvedev, “this plan is detached from reality” and whoever drafted it “seems to have relied on provincial press reports and Ukrainian lies.” The […]
Provocative Bahceli: ‘Mitsotakis is as insidious and cowardly as his grandparents’
Speaking to his parliamentary group, the leader of the Nationalist Movement, Devlet Bahceli, and a partner in the Erdogan government, referred today – after the Turkish President Erdogan – with very harsh words to the Greek Prime Minister, as reported by the website sigmal. “The visit of the Prime Minister of Greece to the USA, […]
Former United States Vice President Mike Pence backs Trump’s insurgent enemy
Former United States Vice President Mike Pence on Monday night campaigned for one of former President Donald Trump’s deadly enemies in the Republican primary for Georgia. remain attached to the past. Prior to today’s vote, Pence did not directly criticize Trump in his speech in favor of the current governor Brian Kemp, nor did he […]
Turkish media: ‘Mitsotakis yoke – Erdogan’s harsh reaction’
The first issue in almost the entire Turkish press is Erdogan’s statements that the Greek Prime Minister no longer exists for him. The titles of the newspapers are indicative: Milliyet: “Mitsotakis does not exist for me” Aksam: “For me there is no one named Mitsotakis anymore” Hurriyet: “From now on, let Mr. Mitsotakis think about […]
Biden: The crisis in Ukraine is a global issue
US President Joe Biden said today that the crisis in Ukraine is a global issue that has reinforced the importance of maintaining world order, territorial integrity and sovereignty. “It’s more than a European issue, it’s a global issue,” Biden said, referring to the war in Ukraine at the start of a Quad summit involving the […]
