Etiket arşivi: Merkel

Russia-Ukraine Conflict, the Question of Crimea

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April 4, 2022

On March 25, Russian General Staff deputy head Colonel General Sergey Rudskoy announced that the significant reduction of the Ukrainian military potential will now make it possible for Russia to concentrate on the main goal: the liberation of Donbas, while the operation itself will last until “total completion of goals, set by the commander-in-chief.” After the talks in Istanbul, Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin also said that Russia will drastically decrease the military activity in the direction of Kyiv and Chernihiv.

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Recalibrating America’s Relationships

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March 1, 2021

On February 19, President Biden addressed the global community for the first time. At 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference he defined the partnership between Europe and the US as the cornerstone of all that the West hopes to accomplish in the 21st century, just as it did in the 20th century. He said, “I know — I know the past few years have strained and tested our transatlantic relationship, but the United States is determined — determined to reengage with Europe, to consult with you, to earn back our position of trusted leadership.” (emphasis added)

He expressed his strong belief that democracy will and must prevail.

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The Quadrilateral İstanbul Summit on Syria

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October 29, 2018

At the end of September 2018, the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, France, Germany, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and the United States came together in New York and issued a statement. After repeating for the umpteenth time that there is no military solution to the conflict, they called on the UN and Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura to convene, as quickly as possible, a credible, inclusive constitutional committee that will begin drafting a new Syrian constitution.  They also urged him to report back to the Security Council no later than October 31.

While Mr. de Mistura has said he is not going to lay down the charge until the last hour of the last day of his mandate, this gives him just another month since his resignation will take effect at the end of November.

On 27 October, Presidents Erdoğan, Putin, Macron and Chancellor Merkel met in İstanbul for the Quadrilateral Summit on Syria. Interestingly, the four leaders came together in this format for the first time and concluded their meeting with a joint statement expressing a commitment to working together. Whether such meetings would continue either at heads of State or ministerial level remains to be seen. Okumaya devam et →

Ukrayna: Rusya’nın İnsani Yardım Operasyonu ve Ötesi

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24 Ağustos 2014
260 Kamyondan oluşan bir Rus konvoyunun 12 Ağustos 2014 tarihinde Moskova’dan Ukrayna’ya hareketiyle başlayan “insani yardım krizi”, kamyonların yüklerini boşaltarak 23 Ağustos’ta Ukrayna’dan ayrılmasıyla sona ermiş görünüyor. Buradaki en önemli risk unsuru, konvoya karşı girişilecek sorumlusu belirsiz bir saldırının neden olabileceği yeni bir çatışma idi. Bu olasılık artık geride kalmış olsa da, olayın zihinlerde iz bırakacağı ve tartışmanın bir süre daha devam edeceği söylenebilir. Okumaya devam et →