By Ceren Ceviz February was a volatile month for the European oil market. Ukrainian drone attack on a pumping station of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), a major route for supplying Kazakhstan and exporting to the global market, reduced oil flows of the route by 30-40%. CPC pumps crude from companies including U.S. Chevron and Exxon Mobil and provides the ...
The US president seeks talks with Russia and a ceasefire in Ukraine, while European countries and Britain are advancing their support for Kyiv and discussing the permanent deployment of armed forces. A crucial role plays, due its geographic location as well as diplomatic ties to both Moscow and Kyiv, Türkiye. The Erdoğan government has always presented itself as a possible ...
By Erkin Feyyaz Eşli Türkiye is once again taking over Russian-Ukrainian narrative by considering deployment of its combatants to Ukraine as a peacekeeping force. According to sources close to Türkiye’s Defense Ministry the initiative will be discussed by all interested parties if such a step is deemed necessary to establish regional stability and peace. As of late, Recep Erdogan has ...
By Adnan Türkkan Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Special Representative for Kyiv, answered questions from Adnan Türkkan, the Ankara Representative of Ulusal Kanal of Türkiye. In the interview at the Russian House in Ankara, Türkkan asked Miroshnik about key issues concerning the war in Ukraine, the latest developments regarding peace efforts, Türkiye’s position, the stance of the US and ...
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein Last week we made a descriptive observation of international events, but making an analysis of them is a bit more complex. It seems to me that the difficulties come from the idea that it is possible to understand the current situation from a dichotomous vision of unipolarity vs. bipolarity and that the categories of analysis used ...
UWI writer and political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan shared his views with Sputnik Türkçe on the impact of Trump’s policies on the US-EU alliance and its consequences for the Ukraine issue. We present the interview translated into English. Following the neocon-led Biden administration, Donald Trump’s return to power has brought significant shifts to US’s foreign policy. These changes are being ...
By Craig Murray Craig Murray is an author, broadcaster and human rights activist. He was British Ambassador to Uzbekistan from August 2002 to October 2004 and Rector of the University of Dundee from 2007 to 2010. When politicians in power are extremely unpopular, they generally turn to militarism and jingoism for a quick boost. Starmer is now the darling of ...
By Orçun Göktürk, Beijing / China There are no everlasting allies or enemies in international relations. With Trump’s re-election as the President of the United States after a one-term break, this rhetoric has become more frequent. Recently, experts on television have often argued that Trump’s agreement with Putin, bringing the Ukraine war to an end, creates a “danger for China” ...
By Edvard Chesnokov Alexander Shenderyuk-Zhidkov is a member of Senit (the upper house of the Russian Parliament) holding the post of the First Deputy Chairman of Budget and Financial markets Committee therein. Exclusively to UWI, the 42-year old politician commented on possible peace negotiations between the Kremlin and the White House amid all the difficulties of current international affairs. Mr. ...
By Ceren Ceviz The United States’ decision to approve a $7.4 billion arms sale to Israel, including bombs, missiles, and other military equipment, has drawn sharp criticism from Türkiye. This move, demonstrating unwavering support for Israel from Washington, runs counter to the interests of Ankara, which seeks stability and a peaceful resolution in the region. Türkiye believes that U.S. weapons ...
A meeting between Trump and Putin is approaching. However, Europe, which has played a leading role alongside the U.S. in the Ukraine war, is completely excluded from the process. UWI author, historian and political scientist Associate Professor Mehmet Perinçek evaluated the current situation reveals about Zelensky and Europe. How do you evaluate the upcoming meeting between Trump and Putin and ...
By Özgür Altınbaş Ukrainian MP Maksim Nevenchaniy from the Opposition Platform – For Life spoke about the political developments in the country. Nevenchaniy, who was elected for two terms as a deputy from Nikolayev region, said that his party was banned by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for advocating friendly relations with Russia and the continuation of trade and economic ties. ...