Turkish – Russian relations
Russia’s Lavrov Warns Turkey and Other Countries Not to Support Kiev’s...
by Ilya Tsukanov
Apr. 12, 2021
On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul for talks. At the meeting,...
US, NATO step up threats against Russia, turning Black Sea region...
By Clara Weiss
Apr. 14, 2021
The US and NATO are dangerously escalating threats against Russia over Ukraine.
On Tuesday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg insisted that...
Putin underscores importance of Montreux Convention preservation to Erdogan
The Convention provides for free pass through the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits only for trade ships and regulates the pass of non-Black Sea states’...
NATO appoints Turkey to lead drive into the Middle East and...
By Rick Rozoff
April 1, 2021
On the first of the year the North Atlantic Treaty Organization transferred command of the NATO Very High Readiness Joint...
Turkey, Ukraine press forward with plans for two-front anti-Russian proxy war
By Rick Rozoff
March 24, 2021
A meeting between foreign and defense ministry officials of Turkey and Ukraine was held today in the Turkish capital...
Continued Israeli airstrikes on Syria are testing Moscow’s patience, Jerusalem would...
By Scott Ritter*
Mar. 3, 2021
How Russia responds to Israel's attacks on Iranian targets inside Syria could make all the difference as to whether the...
Erdogan replaces “Aegean Sea” with “Sea of islands”
February 25, 2021
In a new first indicating an exacerbation of the incendiary rhetoric emanating from Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan referred to the...
Ankara defies US sanctions, threatens reciprocal steps
Cavusoglu said Turkey’s response would be shaped by a review being carried out by the defence sector into the sanctions’ impact.
17/12/2020
Turkey will not reverse...
Turkey Vows Response to US Sanctions Over Purchase of Russian Missile...
by Ilya Tsukanov
Dec. 14, 2020
Earlier Monday, the US Treasury introduced sanctions on four Turkish officials and the Presidency of Defence Industries, the Turkish government...
What America’s biggest-ever defence bill of $740bn means for Middle East
MEE looks at national defence bill and what it entails for US military's approach to region
10 December 2020
Both the US House of Representatives and...