Europe
UK tells OSCE that Russia’s recruitment of foreign fighters is coercive and asks how many serve
In Vienna, a UK military adviser rejected Russia’s “mercenaries” charge against Ukraine and cited Amnesty, US and OSCE reports on…
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Greece
U.S. Navy awards Meritorious Unit Commendation to NSA Souda Bay for 14-month surge in Eastern Mediterranean support
The U.S. Navy says its base at Souda Bay in Greece absorbed more than 1,000 extra personnel and 29 aircraft…
Middle East & North Africa
Houthis claim ballistic missile strike on Saudi operations room at Badr camp in Aden, third attack on the city in a week
The Houthis say they hit a Saudi operations room at Badr camp in Aden with a ballistic missile; the coalition…
Middle East & North Africa
Libya: Turkish intelligence chief Kalin in Tripoli with Dbeibah as Tripoli’s Foreign Ministry welcomes the Turkish–Libyan memorandum
Turkey’s MIT chief Ibrahim Kalin met Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah in Tripoli on the day Libya’s House of Representatives approved…
Greek-Turkish Relations
Fidan: Turkey is an “aspirin” for Greek politics – he defends the casus belli (“not a threat of war”) and says Ankara wants written notification for cable surveys
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Greek politics needs “a dose of anti-Turkish rhetoric… like aspirin”, defended the 1995 casus…
Analysis
The Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum explained
The 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum draws a sea boundary that ignores Greek islands. This explainer sets out what it is, what…
Analysis
NATO Article 5 explained: what it covers and why Greece joined
Article 5 is NATO's collective defence clause. This explainer sets out what the treaty text says, where it applies and…
Politics & Diplomacy
Rubio in Mumbai: U.S. aid and intelligence for Ukraine unchanged, interceptors are scarce worldwide
After a 45-minute call with Volodymyr Zelensky, the U.S. Secretary of State said support and intelligence sharing for Ukraine have…
Greece
Hatzidakis on the Turkish–Libyan memorandum: “It has no force” – “How credible are our Libyan interlocutors?”
Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said the Turkish–Libyan memorandum “has no force”, though its approval is “not pleasant news”, and…
Greek-Turkish Relations
Fidan phones Dbeibah and Saddam Haftar to thank both Libyan camps for approving the Turkish–Libyan memorandum
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke separately with Libya’s Tripoli-based prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah and with Saddam Haftar of the…
Middle East & North Africa
Revolutionary Guards say mines halted tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, including a supertanker with 2 million barrels
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say naval mines set two tankers ablaze and a third, a supertanker with over two million barrels,…
Economy & Energy
European Parliament backs EU critical raw materials centre, €2 billion fund and scrap export clause
MEPs voted 470 to 83 for a European critical raw materials agency, a proposed €2 billion fund, joint stockpiling and…