Quick update Negotiators for both sides will meet in Istanbul on Friday to sign the deal, in a meeting that will be attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who played a key role in negotiating the deal. Ukraine and Russia are both vital exporters of wheat and grain, and […]
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UN Chief In Istanbul
Working on breaking the impasse created by Ukraine? Recall from yesterday Kyiv’s delegation had refused to include a clause to protect Russian exports. Andalou Visit is part of efforts ‘to ensure full global access to Ukraine’s food products, and Russian food and fertilizer,‘ says Farhan Haq Haq said the UN wants to have an agreement […]
Let’s see if this impasse can be broken? Of course one wonders if the US is encouraging this deadlock? Russia Asks UN Chief Guterres to Intervene in Ukraine Grain Talks Russia has asked UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to intervene in grain talks with Ukraine to facilitate Moscow’s exports, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. […]
Interfax The leaders of Russia, Turkey, and Iran have denounced attempts to seize and transfer oil revenues belonging to Syria. Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia, Ebrahim Raisi of Iran, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey issued a joint statement following an Astana-format summit in Tehran. Russia, Iran, and Turkey, “discussed the situation in the north […]
At my censored blog this was one of the core topics, which has been picked up here as well. Turkey, Iran ink MoU in presence of Erdogan, Raisi The ceremony of inking the agreement of joint cooperation was held at Sa’daabad Historical Palace in capital Tehran on Tuesday before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his […]
Hopefully Ukraine will agree to complete the deal. Ukraine grain exports deal to be signed next week, says Turkey Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations are due to sign a deal next week aimed at resuming Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports, but U.N. chief Antonio Guterres warned there was still “a long way to […]
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“Sanctioning Putin” ?
That’s the often repeated claim! Throw the words into any search engine and you’ll see it’s a mantra (a statement or slogan repeated frequently) Who are the sanctions really harming? You and I, obviously? One reason might be increasing energy prices in order to push the ‘green’ agenda? And justify the world order remake? Seriously, […]
Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday that military delegations from Turkey, Russia and Ukraine will meet with a United Nations delegation to discuss the safe export of Ukrainian grain. The meeting will take place on July 13, Akar said. That’s tomorrow! “Military delegations from Turkey, Russia and Ukraine and […]
Ukrainian corruption is well known, deeply entrenched, encouraged and aided by “western experts” aka NATO/5 eyes nations. An internal Ukrainian perspective from the Kyiv Independent Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in the op-ed section are those of the authors. Oleg Sukhov is a staff writer at the Kyiv Independent. He has been covering the judicial […]
Less superficial then the usual analysis. Turkey has had an uneasy history as a NATO member country. The push and pull of strategic autonomy constantly grated against a security guarantee the alliance offered, and also a way of reinforcing its western identity. The west, in turn, wanted Turkey because of the Cold War. The enigma […]