March, 2022

• 12 March

  As the world shuns Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Iran strengthens its ties with Moscow

  Hours after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin called his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi to inform him about Russia’s “special military operation.” During the call, Raisi expressed Iran’s understanding of Russia’s security concerns and affirmed the country’s contention that “NATO expansion is a …

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• 12 March

  How the ‘Kosovo Precedent’ Shaped Putin’s Plan to Invade Ukraine

  Vladimir Putin has consistently used Kosovo’s Western-backed unilateral declaration of independence as legal justification for his military incursions into other former Soviet republics to support Russian-backed rebels, writes judge Dean B. Pineles.As an American judge, I have extensive rule-of-law experience in Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Kosovo. Looking at what has …

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• 12 March

  Turkey and the UAE are getting close again. But why now?

  In the decade since the Arab Spring, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been locked in a rivalry, taking diverging positions on Egypt, Libya, and Qatar, to name just a few issues. The political tension greatly impacted their economic ties and reduced investment activity. However, Turkish President Recep …

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• 12 March

  Can Iranian oil stabilize a volatile market?

  As fuel prices skyrocket following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, another major supplier of oil and natural gas is poised to play an important role. Before Donald Trump‘s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal and the imposition of sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, Iran produced 3.8 million barrels of oil …

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• 12 March

  The Russian invasion of Ukraine happened because the world gave Vladimir Putin a free pass in Syria

  When Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, I rushed to a protest organized by Ukrainians in Oxford, England. I, along with fellow Syrians, brought the Syrian revolution flag to the protests to demand an end to the invasion. At the time, I struggled to put into …

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• 12 March

  Ukraine War May Change Balkan Calculations, for Greece Too

  Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, experts say the EU and US will want to shore up the stability and Euro-Atlantic orientation of the Western Balkans against any Russian meddling. So might Greece finally recognise Kosovo?Acall by Kosovo for accelerated accession to NATO reflects heightened concern over the stability of the …

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• 12 March

  At Pro-Russian Balkan Rallies, a Who’s Who of the Far-Right

  Far-right Serb organisations, some known to flirt with neo-Nazism, have rallied in support of the Kremlin’s vow to ‘denazify’ Ukraine, winning applause from like-minded groups in Russia. When Serb nationalists rallied in the Balkans this month in support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, they repeated the Kremlin’s claims of “genocide” …

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• 12 March

  Что ожидает Украину в ближайшие дни — победа или капитуляция?

  Переговоры глав МИДов Украины и России — решающие. Они определят, как будет развиваться ситуация Начну с того, что меня очень расстраивает это совершенно позорное решение НАТО, США, Польши. Они 10 дней обсуждали возможность посылки военных самолетов в Украину. И вот выяснилось, что и Польша боится отправить их со своей территории, …

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• 12 March

  Polsko-amerykański ping-pong. Myśliwce MiG-29 mogą już nie dolecieć do Ukrainy [KOMENTARZ]

  To, co dzieje się wokół przekazania przez Polskę myśliwców MiG-29 Ukrainie wygląda, jak kompletna amatorszczyzna w wykonaniu naszych, ale również amerykańskich polityków i dyplomatów. Wywołali oni międzynarodowe zamieszanie, które nie pomaga walczącej z Rosją Ukrainie. Informacje na temat obrony Ukrainy możesz śledzić całą dobę w naszej RELACJI NA ŻYWO Więcej …

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• 12 March

  Has Biden’s rejection of MiG-29 fighter jets lost the war against Russia?

  Is this the moment when Joe Biden lost the war against Russia? The moment when Poland’s MiG-29 fighter jets, delivered indirectly via the US to gallant Ukraine, could have made the vital though marginal difference between peace and war, between subjugation and freedom in Ukraine? It is a depressing thought …

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