Eurasia Press & News
Turkey, which has become a frequent destination of foreign dignitaries amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, hosted another surprise guest today. Amberin Zaman broke the news that Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Masrour Barzani was visiting Turkey today. Barzani met with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in …
Read More »Russia renews attacks on Kyiv and fights to seize Mariupol
Thunderous blasts echoed across Ukraine’s eastern battle zone and in its capital Friday as Russia intensified its attacks and experts predicted it could soon take control of the embattled port city of Mariupol, a crucial prize that would help it consolidate territorial gains. The Russian Defense Ministry said the targets …
Read More »Ukraine Says Seven Killed In Russian Attack On Evacuees
Ukraine said on April 15 that seven people were killed and more than two dozen injured in a Russian attack on buses ferrying civilians from the war-torn east of the country. “On April 14, Russian servicemen fired on evacuation buses carrying civilians in the village of Borova in the Izium …
Read More »Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden, Finland join NATO
One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies warned NATO on Thursday that if Sweden and Finland joined the US-led military alliance then Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in a European exclave. Finland, which shares a 1,300-km border with Russia, and Sweden are considering joining the NATO …
Read More »Ukraine says fighting rages in Mariupol, blasts rattle Kyiv
Ukraine said on Friday it was trying to break Russia’s siege of Mariupol as fighting raged around the city’s massive steel works and port, and the capital Kyiv was rocked by some of the most powerful explosions in two weeks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the military situation in the …
Read More »Behind Ukraine’s Turkish Drones, Erdogan’s Interests Home and Abroad
Ukraine is using its Turkish-made armed drones to deadly effect against Russian forces. Turkey’s president benefits too. Given its effectiveness against Russian forces, it should come as no surprise that Turkey’s Bayraktar TB-2 armed drone has its own Ukrainian ‘war song’ on YouTube, with more than half a million clicks. …
Read More »Why Won’t Iraq Ever Elect A President? – OpEd
Will Iraq ever elect a president, everyone is asking? Locally, regionally and internationally many want to know! Although the job is ceremonial, apparently, the political system, or in the way it has evolved, depends on the man at the apex of that pyramid being sworn in. After that he can …
Read More »Neo-Nazi who tried to launch a ‘civil race war’ by launching attacks with 600 homemade bombs and guns to ‘preserve the white population’ is hit with terror charge in Germany
Marvin E., 20, faces charges of attempting to form terrorist organisation as well as preparation of a grievous seditious attack and various weapons law violationsMarvin E., from Spangenberg, intended to launch a ‘race war’ over three yearsInvestigators found 600 homemade bombs at his apartment and a manifesto German federal prosecutors …
Read More »240 Russian Air Strikes Target ISIS in Syrian Desert
The Russian army has expanded its military operations in the Syrian desert region since early April, following the decline of its operations in March and late February, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The Observatory indicated that the Russian fighter jets launched 240 air raids on the Syrian desert …
Read More »The Outsiders
How the International System Can Still Check China and Russia n late February, as Russian forces moved into Ukraine, Vladimir Putin declared that his offensive was aimed not just at bringing Russia’s neighbor to heel but also at repudiating the U.S.-led liberal international order. “Where the West comes to establish …
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