LAST UPDATE: 11:29 Retired British general Sir Richard Barrons, in an article in the Sunday Times, warns the West that if Russian President Vladimir Putin is faced with a scenario of defeat in Ukraine, he will resort to the use of nuclear weapons. Barrons emphasizes that Putin hoped for a quick and overwhelming victory, the […]
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FT: West worried about Turkey’s deepening ties with Russia – Risk of retaliation rises
Western governments are increasingly concerned about deepening economic ties between Turkey and Russia, warning of the growing risk that Turkey could be hit with punitive retaliation if it helps Russia evade sanctions, the Financial Times reported in a report today. as reported by Reuters. Six Western officials told the FT they were concerned about the […]
DW: Putin and Erdogan are tightening their bilateral relations
International analysts are trying to decode the messages of the Putin-Erdogan meeting in Sochi. One thing is certain: the confirmation of close bilateral relations at a critical international juncture. Vladimir Putin at the beginning of the meeting he had with Tayyip Erdogan yesterday in Sochi praised the role of Turkey in Europe. “You should be […]
Putin – Erdogan agree on ‘partial’ payment for Russian natural gas in rubles
LAST UPDATE: 21.44 Part of the payments for Russian natural gas from Turkey will be made in the Russian national currency, the ruble, Russian and Turkish presidents Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdogan respectively agreed, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported on Friday, citing Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. Russia has been seeking for months to […]
Putin: Europe should thank Turkey for being able to import natural gas via Turkstream
LAST UPDATE: 17.27 European nations should thank Turkey that they can still import Russian gas through the TurkStream pipeline, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, shortly before his meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan. The statements were made from Sochi, a Russian resort on the Black Sea, which is hosting the meeting of […]
Putin decree: Ban on investors from ‘unfriendly countries’ to sell shares of major companies
LAST UPDATE: 17:02 Russia has banned investors from so-called “unfriendly countries” from selling shares in some strategic companies until the end of the year, according to a presidential decree signed by President Vladimir Putin on Friday, Reuters reported. The ban, effective immediately, applies to the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas production facility in Russia’s Far East. […]
Kremlin: Putin and Macron are not on the phone because France is not a friendly country
Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron have not spoken by phone for two months because France is an “unfriendly” country with which talks are not “necessary” at the moment, the Kremlin said today. “Well, in principle, France is an unfriendly state in terms of the actions it takes that concern our country,” […]
Russia has called on Turkey not to ‘destabilize’ Syria with an invasion
The Kremlin has called on Ankara not to “destabilize” Syria by conducting a new military operation there, ahead of talks due to be held in Russia today between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “Turkey has legitimate concerns, which we certainly take into account. But it is very important not to […]
What is at stake in the Putin-Erdogan meeting?
By Kostas Raptis Today’s meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi is the two men’s second in three weeks, following a tripartite summit of the “Astana Process” countries in Tehran. In the interim, the finalization of the agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain (with four ships having […]
Today Putin’s tete-a-tete with Erdogan in Sochi – What’s on the agenda
The war in Ukraine and possibly the start of another one in Syria will dominate the new meeting that will be held today in Sochi by the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and his counterpart of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Three weeks after their meeting in Tehran, the Turkish head of state will meet again […]