A US Department of Commerce official said on Wednesday that tech sanctions imposed to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine are way more successful than predicted.According to Thea D. Rozman Kendler, assistant secretary for export administration, "our export control measures, unlike financial sanctions, were never intended to have immediate effect."PHOTO By AgnosticPreachersKid -…
The British Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, paid a visit to India in order to put diplomatic pressure on the Indian government's stance on Ukraine.Photo by Dr. S. Jaishankar (twitter)During talks with his British counterpart, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar backed India's "excellent offer" for oil imports from Russia.Responding to Truss hinting that India…
A misunderstanding has erupted between Iran and Russia over a Russian request that involved Western sanctions to Russia for Ukraine over the Iran nuclear deal.PHOTO: ENVATOThe request made by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has for no reason called into question at the moment the prospects for the restoration of the 2015 nuclear…
According to the Turkish Foreign Minister, Turkey has no intention of participating in international sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine."We have no intention of participating in these sanctions," Mevlüt Cavusoglu told Turkish Haberturk TV channel and added that:"Russia has accepted our request," to withdraw its demands for the passage of Russian…
Chaos has erupted in the Turkish media with the statement of the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, that specific measures (sanctions) have been determined, which will be taken if Turkey returns to its aggressive behavior.Greek Frigate PHOTO By DVIDSHUB - SNMCMG2 begins Friendly Seas Deployment in Persian Gulf"I do not want you…
Kemal KılıçdaroÄŸlu spoke in an interview about the purchase of Russian S-400 air defence systems from Turkey. The Turkish lawmaker, the leader of the CHP party, revealed why the Erdogan government bought the Russian systems despite the problems that this procurement would obviously cause for turkey.Kemal KılıçdaroÄŸlu Photo by oscepa"Why did they…
-POLAND:The European Union (EU) is considering imposing sanctions on Turkish Airlines, Belavia, and FlyDubai, as investigations have revealed that they are behind the transfer of migrants by direct flights to the Belarusian capital, Minsk.Reuters reports that it has received information from three European Union officials who have remained anonymous that new EU sanctions…
The United States added Turkey to the list of countries involved in the use of child soldiers over the past year, making Turkey the first NATO ally to join such a list.The State Department said Turkey provided "tangible support" to Sultan Murad's division in Syria, a faction of the Syrian opposition that Ankara has long supported,…
His appreciation to the "Turkish friends" the Russian Foreign Minister expressed during his meeting with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, referring to the purchase and maintenance of the S-400 Air Defence systems."We greatly appreciated Turkey's stance on developing military co-operation, including the intention of our Turkish friends to use the first batch of S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems…
The Treasury Secretary of the United States Janet Yellen announced on Thursday that the Biden administration would be prioritizing the Hamas group as a target for future sanctions, a decision that comes as a push by the administration to combat terrorism financing and money laundering abroad."Hamas has been designated as a target of the…