In an interview with Le Figaro, Russia’s Heather Conley, president of the German Marshall Fund in Washington, D.C. “which” will take into account the new challenges posed by Russia and the alignment between Beijing and Moscow “, while considering the entry of Sweden and Finland into the Alliance this year unlikely. Asked whether Turkey, with […]
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Macron-Erdogan meeting on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the NATO summit
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan tomorrow morning on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid, the Elysee Palace announced today, stressing the importance of allies “speaking honestly”. ” between them. This meeting is scheduled for 10.30 (Greek time) and is part of the efforts made by […]
Macron: Russia must not and will not win the war
Russia must not win and will not win the war against Ukraine, said French President Emanuel Macron, and pledged to maintain both sanctions against Moscow and support for Ukraine, “for as long as necessary and with required intensity “. Shortly before leaving the Upper Bavarian town of Schlos Elmau, where the G7 summit was held, […]
Finland, Sweden meet with Erdogan – NATO compromise reached
LAST UPDATE 21:24 An agreement was reached during the long meeting between Sweden, Finland, NATO and Turkey, regarding their accession to NATO. A special memorandum signed by the Turkish veto was signed in a special mini-ceremony. As it became known, Turkey, Sweden and Finland have prepared a joint memorandum to address Turkey’s concerns about the […]
Biden-Erdogan talks at NATO summit on Wednesday
LAST UPDATE: 16.45 US President Joe Biden and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan are scheduled to meet tomorrow on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said today. “We believe that at some point tomorrow the ‘two men’ will have the opportunity to talk,” said a […]
Sweden: Progress in NATO Talks with Turkey
LAST UPDATE: 13.04 Negotiations aimed at overcoming Turkey’s objections to Sweden’s bid to join NATO have progressed and significant progress could be made at the alliance’s summit in Madrid, Swedish Foreign Minister Lind said on Tuesday. with Reuters. “We are prepared for something positive to happen today, but it may also take longer,” Linde told […]
NATO: Turkey’s veto threat on Sweden-Finland accession casts heavy shadow at Madrid summit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is meeting today with Swedish Prime Minister Eva Magdalena Anderson and Finnish President Sauli Niinistστε in Madrid to discuss the two Scandinavian countries’ demands to join NATO. Mr Erdogan, who has blocked any progress on the issue, has accused Stockholm and Helsinki of supporting “terrorist organizations” and has shown no […]
Medvedev: If NATO moves against Crimea, World War II will break out
Any move by a member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization against Crimea would be tantamount to a declaration of war on Russia and could lead to “World War III,” said former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. “For us, Crimea is part of Russia. And that means forever. Any attempt to invade Crimea is a […]
M. Anderson: Possible Sweden-Finland-Turkey agreement ‘before Summit’
The dialogue between Sweden, Finland and Turkey can be successfully completed in the near future “ideally before the Summit”, said Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Anderson in joint statements with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. “This will allow the immediate start of the accession process of Sweden and Finland. And that would be good not only […]
Spain: Symbolic protest for NATO summit
About 30 anti-war activists protested today in front of Pablo Picasso’s historic Guernica painting over the horrors of war, just hours before the NATO summit in Madrid. Protesters accused NATO of fomenting war in Ukraine and said “security can not be achieved with more weapons”, according to the organizers of the mobilization, Extinction Rebellion and […]