Gazprom has informed Finland that it will stop the flow of gas from Saturday morning, the Finnish state gas company, Gasum, announced today. Gasum refused to pay Gazprom Export in rubles, as Russia demanded European countries do. “It is very sad that the gas supplies under our supply contract will stop now,” said Gasum CEO […]
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Swedish Foreign Minister criticizes ‘misinformation’ about PKK
Sweden’s foreign minister has spoken out against “misinformation” about Sweden and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), after Turkey accused the Scandinavian country of backing the militant group by complicating NATO enlargement. Turkey is threatening to block Sweden and Finland from joining the alliance following their request this week to join. “Given the widespread misinformation about […]
Greece’s consistent strategy and Erdogan’s whatever he catches in the NATO arena
Turkey is a country that has always threatened and demanded. And as the data show, if it is in a stronger position than Greece and when that happened the threats were and logically will be there. That is why the special “mention” that Mevlut Tsavousoglou made in Greece, speaking to Turkish media, after the meeting […]
Joe Biden arrives in South Korea for talks with South Korean President Yoon
US President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea today, the first stop on his first trip to Asia as president. Biden was received at US Air Force Base by South Korean Foreign Minister Park Geun-hye and US Army Chief of Staff Paul Lacamera, among other US and South Korean officials. Biden is expected to meet […]
Australia: Cost of living at the center of the election campaign ahead of tomorrow’s parliamentary elections
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has walked through Australia on the last day of the election campaign, insisting he can still win tomorrow’s election, Saturday, despite opinion polls showing a change of government or no majority party. in the new parliament. Morrison and opposition Labor leader Anthony Albanese targeted marginalized seats in four states during the […]
USA: Biden starts his tour in Asia
After coordinating the Western mobilization against Russia, US President Joe Biden left yesterday for a tour in Asia, during which he wants to reaffirm US ambitions in the region. The 79-year-old Democrat, for whom the US-China confrontation will be a major geopolitical issue in the coming years, is making his first visit to Asia since […]
Possible Biden meeting with Mohammed bin Salman next month
US President Joe Biden and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia are likely to meet for the first time next month, CNN reported yesterday, citing multiple sources. Biden government officials are in talks with the Saudis over a possible meeting, as Biden will be out of the United States next month, according to […]
Macron will announce his new government this afternoon
The new government of French President Emanuel Macron will be announced this afternoon, while the first meeting of the new cabinet is expected to take place on Monday, the French presidency announced today. On Monday, Macron elected Labor Secretary Elizabeth Bourne as his new prime minister to lead his new cabinet in implementing planned reforms […]
Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping may hold talks in the coming weeks
US President Joe Biden may hold talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in the coming weeks, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on the presidential plane. “I would not be surprised if President Biden and President Xi talked again in the coming weeks,” he said. On Wednesday, Mr. Sullivan spoke with Yang […]
Ninisto: Finland will respond to Turkey’s concerns
Finland will meet Turkey’s demands in response to Finland and Sweden’s plans to join NATO, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Thursday, following a meeting with US President Joe Baido. in the White House. “We have reason to properly address the concerns expressed by Turkey and then give clear answers,” Niinisto told reporters, adding that […]
