Ukraine
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Iraq's commitment to OPEC oil reduction won't affect exports / Hassan Al-Saeed
Iraq's oil reduction per the recent OPEC+ agreement will not affect the country's revenues, according to Iraq's oil minister.
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Putin and Erdogan may meet soon
Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the near future, the Kremlin said.
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Erdogan says Turkey won't rush new operation in Syria
Turkey will not hasten to stage a new military operation against armed Kurdish groups in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, putting brakes on the promised offensive targeting the towns of Tal Rifaat and Manbij.
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US, Kurdish officials call Turkish threats of military operation in Syria 'serious'
Ankara's threats come amid a spat with NATO allies over Finland and Sweden’s request to join the Western alliance.
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Turkish inflation jumps from 20% to 70% in just six months / Mustafa Sonmez
Even if monthly price increases ease to an average of 5% in the coming months, Turkey would face an annual consumer inflation of over 100% in the fall and finish the year with a rate of some 90%.
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Has Ukraine war given Erdogan free hand at home? / Pinar Tremblay
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan might be aiming to tighten his grip on the domestic front, taking advantage of Ankara’s rising profile amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Erdogan eyes Israeli and Iraqi gas and targets Kurds amid Ukraine war / Turkmen Terzi
The ongoing war in Ukraine poses great economic and security risks to Turkey, with Russian troops controlling large stretches of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast and Turkey’s investments with both Russia and Ukraine already at risk. Due to his close relationship with Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has had to navigate Turkey’s foreign policy during the war with extreme caution. On the other hand, the Turkish leader is pursuing a policy of radical pragmatism targeting Kurds in northern Iraq while negotiating with Israel and Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to transport oil and gas to Europe via Turkey.
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Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey yield respite but no ceasefire / Amberin Zaman
Turkey played host for the second time as peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine resumed today.
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Erdogan says Turkey is against any NATO decision against Russia
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated Turkey’s position opposing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying he was also against any NATO decision violating Russia’s territorial integrity.
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Erdogan to ask Putin to stop Ukraine war in a Sunday call
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will tell his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Sunday to stop the invasion of Ukraine, an Erdogan spokesman said, while adding that it was naive to expect talks between Moscow and Kyiv to yield results while fighting rages.
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Turkey cannot abuse the Ukrainian case against Kurds: official
Even if Turkey receives the green light from Russia to attack northern Syria, it will not be able to launch an attack on Syrian Kurdistan without a US approval," said a representative of the Syrian Democratic Assembly in Iraqi Kurdistan.