Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Joe Biden have issued diametrically opposed statements on telephone conversation between them on Thursday. According to Erdogan’s office, the Turkish president urged Biden to lift “unfair” US sanctions on his country’s defense industry and insisted that the United States approve Turkey’s request to buy 40 new F-16 […]
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Fourth package of EU sanctions against Russia – What it includes
LAST UPDATE: 20:30 The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced the imposition of a new, fourth, package of sanctions against Russia, after the end of the informal Summit held in Versailles. At the same time, according to the EU president, by mid-May the proposal for independence from Russian oil, gas and […]
Zelensky optimistic about Ukraine’s victory – ” Syrian mercenaries on the side of the Russians ”
LAST UPDATE: 16:33 President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that Ukraine had reached a strategic turning point in its war with Russia, but warned that it was not possible to say for sure how long the fighting would continue. “It is impossible to say how many more days we have to liberate the Ukrainian land. […]
Serbia: Sympathy for loyal friend in Kremlin
At a time when Putin is bombing Ukraine, Serbs are backing Putin. For them, the enemy is NATO, because in 1999 it hit Belgrade. Supporters of Putin in Belgrade with banners in hand and flags with hammer and sickle call NATO “fascist”. This is the picture in the capital of Belgrade, which in 1999, during […]
Putin: There are ‘positive changes’ in talks with Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke today about some progress in the talks between Moscow and Kyiv, without giving further details, as reported by Reuters. At the same time, he argued that Western sanctions would not hurt Russian development and that his country would end up stronger than that. In particular, during his meeting with the […]
“Window” from the Kremlin for a Putin-Zelensky meeting
LAST UPDATE: 14:42 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov said no one ruled out a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, but that it would be “certain” that the two heads of state would not meet. just to meet, according to Ria Novosti. “No one rules out a meeting between Putin […]
Stoltenberg: Establishment of humanitarian corridors in Ukraine is the ‘minimum’ to be done now
The creation of humanitarian corridors in Ukraine for evacuation and relief is the “minimum” that needs to be done now, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday, adding that it was important for top Russian and Ukrainian diplomats to meet. Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of a forum in Turkey, he described Russian President […]
Borrell: Text ready to revive Iran nuclear deal – Talks end
A final text on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers is “virtually ready and on the table”, but talks need to be stopped due to “external factors”, the EU foreign policy chief said today. . Josep Borrell as reported by Reuters. “As the key coordinator I will continue, together […]
‘Black’ to Erdogan: 25% of Turkish people loyal to Turkish president – Apocalyptic election poll
The Business Research Company has published the results of its “Turkish Political Group February” survey. With 2,488 people in 27 cities, the survey shows that 55.5% of respondents believe that Turkey has bad government. 66% of them say that the economic crisis is the major problem of Turkey, which they expect to be solved urgently. […]
Versailles: Reciprocity clause recalled in EU
Insecurity in the face of Russian aggression has once again highlighted the EU Treaty on Mutual Assistance in the event of an armed attack by a Member State. The strengthening of the EU’s military capabilities, so that in the future, in parallel with NATO, it can meet the challenges and protect the citizens, is expected […]