March, 2023

• 20 March

  Poland’s Threat Assessment: Deepened, Not Changed – Analysis

  

  Polish-Russian relations are traditionally difficult, shaped by geostrategic locations in Europe and shared history. Russians have stereotypes about Poland that color their perception of Polish issues. This, combined with ongoing political and economic disputes, creates a situation where hopes for improvement are slim. Poland and Russia’s common history includes a …

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• 17 March

  China’s Xi to meet Putin as Beijing seeks bolder global role

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit Moscow next week, offering a major diplomatic boost to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the same day the International Criminal Court announced it wants to put the Russian leader on trial for alleged war crimes. Xi’s visit was the latest sign of Beijing’s …

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• 17 March

  Poland’s Transfer of MiG-29s to Ukraine Does Not Change US Stance on F-16s: White House

  

  Poland’s transfer of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine does not affect the United States’ position on the transfer of its F-16 jets to Kiev, National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said on Thursday. “It doesn’t change our calculus with respect to F-16s. You’ve heard the [US] President [Joe …

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• 17 March

  Vucic will not sign anything in Ohrid, NATO pushes for progress

  

  The President of Serbia, Aleksandër Vucic, stated on Thursday that he does not plan to sign anything at the March 18 meeting with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti while NATO calls for both sides to progress. In a speech addressed to the nation on Thursday afternoon, Vucic said …

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• 17 March

  Finland expects ‘concrete’ NATO progress at Niinistö’s Turkey visit

  

  Finnish politicians and analysts anticipate concrete and positive results from President Sauli Niinistö’s two-day visit to Ankara on Friday, which Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will also attend. Niinistö’s two-day visit could be a breakthrough for Finland, which has seen its membership bid thwarted by Turkey and Hungary for over …

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• 17 March

  EU hopes to clear hurdles for deal to procure ammunition for Ukraine

  

  Talks to reach a political agreement on the joint procurement of ammunition for Ukraine are set to continue on Friday (17 March), as EU ambassadors seek to remove the final hurdles ahead of the expected approval next week. So far, the bloc’s envoys have failed to reach a consensus on …

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• 17 March

  Turkey-Syria summit postponed at last minute as Russia nudges rivals to reconcile

  

  The two countries’ deputy foreign ministers plus those of Russia and Iran had been due to meet to discuss further rapprochement efforts. A planned meeting of senior Turkish, Russian, Syrian and Iranian diplomats was reportedly postponed Thursday following a series of talks aimed at resetting in ties between Ankara and …

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• 17 March

  Syria’s Assad says he won’t meet Erdogan until Turkey ends its ‘occupation’

  

  Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Thursday he would only meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan when Turkey was ready to completely withdraw its military from northern Syria and restore the situation that existed before the Syrian war. Turkey has been the biggest military and political ally of the Syrian …

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• 17 March

  Pentagon Releases Footage of Russian Fighter Jet Colliding with U.S. Drone over Black Sea

  

  The U.S. military’s European Command on Thursday released a video of the recent collision between an American drone and a Russian fighter jet in international airspace over the Black Sea. The footage shows the Russian fighter plane dumping what appears to be jet fuel atop the drone’s flight path. On …

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• 17 March

  With Saudi deals, US, China battle for influence in Mideast

  

  In a matter of days, Saudi Arabia carried out blockbuster agreements with the world’s two leading powers — China and the United States. Riyadh signed a Chinese-facilitated deal aimed at restoring diplomatic ties with its arch-nemesis Iran and then announced a massive contract to buy commercial planes from U.S. manufacturer …

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