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Nord Stream 2 is a double-edged geopolitical tool

When Pavel Zavalny, the chairman of Russian parliamentary committee on energy, made the forecast last Friday that Nord Stream 2 pipeline could start shipping natural gas to Germany as early as next month, it was received with disbelief. But Zavalny was categorical, and was quoted by Reuters as saying, “I …

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Egypt supports Cyprus against Turkey

Egypt has criticized Turkey’s plan for a two-state peace deal on ethnically divided Cyprus. Egyptian criticism of Turkey’s plan for a two-state solution peace deal on ethnically divided Cyprus has come as the latest sign of ongoing tension between Cairo and Ankara despite previous diplomatic efforts to rebuild their relations. …

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Syrian jihadi group sees wave of defections in Idlib

Schisms within Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are widening as its leader shifts to convey a moderate image and eliminate more radical rival groups. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) continues to split with rival jihadi groups, according to the classification of the segments supporting this group. Mahmoud Adnan Ajaj, a judge working in …

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Putin says Russia has ‘nowhere to retreat’ over Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had no room to retreat in a standoff with the United States over Ukraine and would be forced into a tough response unless the West dropped its “aggressive line”. Putin addressed his remarks to military officials as Russia pressed for an urgent …

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Що не так із підозрою, висунутою Петрові Порошенку

Як сприймуть висунуту п’ятому президентові України підозру в державній зраді на Заході Можна дуже не любити Порошенка. Але в той момент, коли країна потребує міжнародної коаліції для протистояння Путіну, робити з України державу, у якій є політичні репресії, не дуже розумно. А саме так і сприймуть підозру Порошенку на Заході. …

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Döviz kuruna istikrar geliyor

Türkiye, salgın döneminde gerek sağlık ve gerekse de ekonomiye destekler konusunda başarılı bir performans sergiledi. Bir yandan aşı ve sağlık hizmetlerinden faydalanma konusunda tüm vatandaşlarımıza hizmet verilirken, öte yandan sanayici, tüccar, esnaf ve emekçilere kısa çalışma ödeneği, nakdi ücret desteği, işsizlik ödeneği, sosyal yardımlarla ekonomiye katkı ve destek verilmişti. Yeni …

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Linas Kojala. Dviejų pasaulių susidūrimas

„Nieko apie mus be mūsų pačių“. Ši nuostata vienaip ar kitaip veikia Vidurio ir Rytų Europos raidą jau daugiau nei pusę tūkstančio metų. Tiksliau būtų teigti, kad šis principas teoriškai tiek laiko egzistuoja, tačiau nebuvo realizuojamas. Geopolitiniame kontekste didieji žaidėjai tradiciškai pastumdavo mažuosius į šalį ir priimdavo sprendimus neatsižvelgdami į …

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