Erdogan: US and NATO members do not want Ukraine to join the Alliance
Turkey's President Erdogan cautioned against rushing Ukraine's NATO membership, highlighting the need to consider other alliance members' positions.
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Bloomberg: Türkiye seeks BRICS membership, expanding alliances beyond West
The BRICS alliance, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, may soon welcome Turkey into its fold and reflects Ankara's ambition to diversify its alliances beyond traditional Western partners while maintaining its NATO membership.
Europe must clamp down on Russian oil flows through Türkiye
The Mediterranean country has become the world's 2023 biggest buyer of Russian fossil fuels -- and the #1 player in a EU oil-laundering scheme to bypass anti-Russia sanctions
Ukraine launches second Turkish-built corvette in Istanbul
Ukraine has launched its second Turkish-built corvette, named Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky, as part of efforts to strengthen its naval capabilities amid ongoing Russian war.
Erdogan proposes Turkey as mediator for Russia-Ukraine ceasefire in talks with Putin
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed openness to peace talks, but only with international mediators.
Turkey confirms possible Erdogan-Putin meeting on 3-4 July
After a 10-month hiatus, Presidents Erdogan and Putin may resume face-to-face talks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in early July.
FT: Türkiye aims to reduce reliance on Russian gas with US LNG deal
As Turkey's long-term natural gas contracts with Russia and Iran approach expiry, the country is turning to the US and ExxonMobil for a significant LNG supply agreement.
Bloomberg: $ 1 trillion race to rebuild Ukraine gains momentum
Ukraine's reconstruction could be more than five times larger than the Marshall Plan, but the ongoing war and Russian occupation present significant challenges.
Erdogan offers Turkey as venue for Russian-Ukrainian peace summit
Zelenskyy emphasizes the need for a just peace that safeguards Ukraine's interests and territorial integrity.
Turkey offers to mediate peace talks between Ukraine and Russia
In a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart, the Turkish president expressed his support for a peaceful solution to the war and the return of all Ukrainian prisoners and deportees.
Media: Putin will not visit Turkey on Feb 12
The trip may occur in late spring instead.
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 703. Turkey emerges as key intermediary for Russian sanctions loopholes
Both Taiwanese machine precision tools and complex western measuring equipment are funneled into Russia via Turkey, investigations by Russia's Insider show
Insider: Taiwan becomes Russia’s top supplier of precision machine tools
An investigation has exposed how Russia has tapped Taiwan as its primary source of banned high-tech machine tools by evading sanctions through intermediaries in Turkey and China
Ukraine’s sunflower seeds plundered by Russia and shipped to Türkiye
An investigation by OSINT analysts revealed how Russia is using ports in occupied Crimea and Türkiye to illegally export thousands of tons of sunflower seeds stolen from the occupied territories of southern Ukraine.
Russian missiles strike Kharkiv hotel, injuring 11, including Turkish journalists
Late on 10 January, Russia again attacked central Kharkiv with ballistic missiles launched from Russia's Belgorod Oblast, injuring at least 11 civilians, with Turkish journalists among those.
YLE: Russia planned campaign to disrupt accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO
Proposed protest activities included anti-Türkish and anti-Erdogan demonstrations in major cities around Europe.
Ukraine slams Russia’s visit to Türkiye from occupied Crimea
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry expressed its serious concern over the visit of the Russian delegation from the annexed Crimea to Türkiye and asked Türkiye to clarify its position on the matter.
Over 50 countries to attend Ukraine Peace Formula summit in Malta
This is up from 40 countries at Ukraine's first Peace Formula summit in Jeddah, where China took part. Now, Turkey's participation has been confirmed
Zelenskyy and Erdoğan discuss Russia’s war against Ukraine in phone call
Ukrainian and Turkish presidents discussed bilateral relations, the situation in the Middle East and Ukraine's Peace Formula.
Reuters: Turkish cargo ship hit a mine en route to Ukrainian Black Sea port
Ukraine's Navy spox did not confirm the incident and stated the information about it was not true.