February, 2022

• 5 February

  Russia Will Not Stop at Ukraine

  

  The current confrontation is not only about Ukraine; it is also about Moscow’s attempt to stifle Georgia’s sovereign choices. Late last year, Russia formally issued its extraordinary demands, effectively describing any further NATO enlargement in the post-Soviet region as a red line. Moscow is demanding legal guarantees on reversing NATO’s …

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• 5 February

  Putin has Put Ukraine on the Horns of a Dilemma

  

  Our researchers, currently on the ground in Ukraine, report on a country that finds itself caught between the threat of invasion and economic ruin; to avoid either, it needs international support. After eight years of war, Ukraine is surrounded by a massive Russian build-up of forces on its borders. Russia …

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• 5 February

  Crisis over Ukraine and European Security

  

  Access our comment and analysis on the Ukraine crisis as the situation unfolds. The confrontation between Russia and the West is not merely about the future of Ukraine’s security arrangements; it is about Europe’s entire post-Cold War strategic framework. To all intents and purposes, Russia is demanding another division of …

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• 5 February

  In Ukraine, Erdogan emphasizes agreements with Moscow

  

  Striking a different tone from many of his Western counterparts, the Turkish president’s remarks in Kyiv reflect a position that factors in Moscow’s demands on the Ukraine standoff. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan underscored the role of existing agreements for a “peaceful and diplomatic solution” in the Ukraine standoff during …

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• 5 February

  Israel still hesitant to rehab diplomatic relations with Turkey

  

  Jerusalem seems unconvinced that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sincerely wants to improve bilateral relations. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said today that his country and Israel may work together on exporting Israeli natural gas to Europe. “We can use Israeli natural gas in our country, and beyond using it, we …

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• 5 February

  Israel expresses interest in NATO-like Mideast alliance

  

  The memorandum of understanding Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed yesterday with Bahrain, constitutes another step in Israel’s efforts to establish an anti-Iran regional alliance. Israel and its moderate allies in the region “must build a new strategic alliance” to block Iran’s continued expansion in the region, former Israeli Minister Brig. …

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• 5 February

  As Russia menaces Ukraine, Crimea’s Tatars turn to Turkey

  

  Complex ties stretch across centuries and continents, but Turkey’s affinity for its ethnic kin is taking a backseat to global relations with Russia. Ilmi Umerov, a Crimean Tatar political leader, was lying on a hospital bed in Simferopol, the capital of Crimea in his pajamas when Russian secret service agents …

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• 5 February

  Turkey Announces Winter Eagle Air Operation Against Terrorists in Syria and Iraq

  

  Turkey announced the beginning of an air campaign against “terrorist groups” on the border with Syria and Iraq, according to the Shaam News Network. On Wednesday, the defense ministry of Turkey announced the launch of an air operation called Winter Eagle against so-called terrorists in the areas of Malikiyah – …

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• 5 February

  The Guardian: Networks in Turkey Provide Fake Passports for ISIS Terrorists

  

  A report by the Guardian showed how underground networks in Turkey provide ISIS terrorists with fake passports, according to SANA. Networks specializing in fake passports with official visas and travel stamps spread in Turkey and they are offering fake passports and official visas for terrorists from ISIS, the British Guardian …

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• 5 February

  SDF Vows Revenge After Fall of Four Martyrs in Strike

  

  In a statement released today by the Media Office of the SDF, it declared that four of their fighters were martyred in the last night Turkish occupation strike on the rural Derik in the countryside of Qamishli. The statement said after the failure of the ISIS attacks on the Hassakeh …

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