October, 2020

• 9 October

  Russian Navy monitoring UK warship in Black Sea

  The Dragon is a destroyer of the Type 45 designated to operate as part of carrier multi-purpose groups Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is tracking the UK Navy’s destroyer Dragon that has entered the Black Sea, the Defense Ministry’s National Defense Control Center reported on Monday.

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• 9 October

  Kurdish issue to explode unless Syrian integrity issue solved, Russia’s Lavrov warns

  According to the minister, the Kurdish issue involves a wide array of Middle Eastern countries The Kurdish problem may explode, unless the issue of Syrian territorial integrity is solved, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday.

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• 9 October

  How Erdogan and Putin spectacularly fell out

  “Russia is, of course, a strategic partner. How many hours would it take for you to travel to Washington? How long would it take to go to Moscow?” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked me almost two years ago in a gathering. “We have joint strategic investments, from pipelines to …

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• 9 October

  Israeli navy prepares for East Med crises with new missile boats

  The vessels, commonly known as the “Saar 6,” will be at the forefront of Israeli efforts to protect its 200-mile exclusive economic zone.

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• 9 October

  A Fifth War Won't Do Turkey Any Good

  On August 28, a former MP from Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party, Metin Külünk, published a map of “Greater Turkey” which illustrates the extent of Turkey’s revisionist ambitions. It includes areas of Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Syria, Iraq, Georgia and Armenia.

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• 9 October

  CIA Director Haspel and the Anti-Trump Conspirators

  What is most interesting is the timing of Gina Haspel’s last tour as London Station Chief — from 2014 to early 2017. That is the same timeframe (specifically, the late summer of 2016) when the FBI approached foreign policy academic and “utility government operative” Stefan Halper to begin the operation …

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• 9 October

  Russian Military Creep In Belarus Raises Security Alarms

  Russia’s support of Alyaksandr Lukashenka may come at a price that could alter the balance of power in Europe as the Kremlin flexes its military might on the eastern fringes of NATO and exacts concessions from the embattled Belarusian strongman.

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• 9 October

  Azerbaijan Demands Armenia Set Timetable For Troops Withdrawal

  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has demanded that Armenia set a timetable for withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding Azerbaijani territories, saying that Azerbaijan would not end military action until that happened.

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• 9 October

  Missile war of the cities in Armenia and Azerbaijan escalates – analysis

  Azerbaijan said that it had “liberated” seven villages on Saturday, which led to cheers in Baku. Sunday has brought more escalation between Armenia and Azerbaijan as the countries continue to rely on missiles and rockets to shell each other over the last few days. The attack on the Armenian controlled …

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• 9 October

  Gantz says Turkey opposed to regional peace

  “Definitely the question of Turkey is a very complicated one, because Turkey is part of NATO,” the defense minister said.

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