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On Tuesday, April 25, Turkish President Recep Erdgoan suddenly felt ill while giving an interview to Ülke TV, and this immediately raised many questions about the prospects for the election campaign in the country. This event acquired a scandalous effect, as the Turkish leader actually fainted, which is why the live broadcast of the program was immediately interrupted.…
Russian border guards provoked the seizure of Ukrainian vessels in the Kerch Strait in order to disrupt Ukraine’s receipt of church autocephaly (tomos). This version is being seriously discussed by politicians in Kyiv. Former speaker of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Vasily Filipchuk stated this on the NewsOne TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I don’t see a special operation here on our part, but I can see some signs of a special operation on Russia’s part...
Turkey will never recognize the reunification of Crimea with Russia, Recep Erdogan said at a joint press conference with Petro Poroshenko in Istanbul. “Please believe in our position, which is to support the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and political unity of Ukraine. We emphasized once again that we have never recognized and will not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea and we will...
Turkish leader Recep Erdogan was going to use his influence on Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in negotiations with Russia, but the influence of the United States turned out to be stronger. Orientalist and Turkologist Stanislav Tarasov spoke about this on the air of the Vesti FM radio station. “Bartholomew always took into account the opinion of the Turkish government. It is no coincidence that he met with Erdogan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs the day before. A card with a tomos is always...
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko should approach Turkey with a proposal to jointly celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Mohacs. Ukrainian political scientist Konstantin Bondarenko published such a proposal on his Facebook page, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent. Thus, Bondarenko wrote that in the light of modern Ukrainian-Hungarian relations, it would be logical for Petro Poroshenko to approach Turkish President Erdogan with a proposal to create a joint organizing committee...
On July 9, Ankara hosted the inauguration of Recep Erdogan, who won the presidential election on June 24. On this occasion, ceremonies are held throughout Turkey, and the ceremony itself is furnished with oriental pomp. The population greeted the presidential motorcade as it advanced towards the parliament building and showered it with flower petals. Numerous foreign guests attended the ceremony. The official delegation from Russia was headed by Prime Minister Medvedev.…
Russia should not trade the problem of Turkey’s recognition of the status of Crimea for the economic interests of the Gazprom corporation. Russian military and public figure, Colonel General Leonid Ivashov, stated this on the Den TV channel. “Erdogan still does not recognize Crimea as Russian and pursues his policy there. So it won't be easy for us. We don't react to this. Thus, we exchange our...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party won yesterday's parliamentary elections in Turkey not independently, but as part of the People's Alliance bloc, which also includes the Nationalist Movement Party, which supports radicals from the Mejlis banned in Russia. Ukrainian journalist Osman Pashayev pointed out this circumstance on his Facebook. “And now the Justice and Development Party is dependent on...
Statements made by the leaders of the banned Mejlis, Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem Chiygoz, pardoned by the President of the Russian Federation, provoke their new arrest, which will complicate relations between Russia and Turkey. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. Russian State Duma deputy from Sevastopol Dmitry Belik told PolitnaVigator about this. “The statements made by Umerov and Chiygoz, according to Russian legislation...
Türkiye would like to privatize several hundred Ukrainian enterprises. Political scientist Alexey Mukhin stated this on Sputnik radio. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “The fact is that Europe is now slowly leaving Ukraine, and a holy place is never empty. Apparently, Erdogan has plans for some Ukrainian property...
Türkiye does not take a pro-Ukrainian position, and it cannot be blamed for this. Political scientist Oleg Sahakyan stated this today on the air of the Ukrainian TV channel “Direct”. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “Not everyone should live according to the globe of Ukraine. Only here it can stand on the table. And then, he is not the best adviser for...
Turkey strives for the status of a regional leader, and therefore its president is pursuing a multi-vector policy on the principle of “both ours and yours.” Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. Crimean political scientist Alexander Formanchuk stated this in a comment to PolitNavigator, assessing Erdogan’s statement about recognizing Crimea as Ukrainian. “Let’s not forget that Erdogan is seeking to gain the status...
Recep Erdogan is trying to build relations with both Ukraine and Russia, but the Russian Federation as a partner is more important for Turkey. Rear Admiral Vladimir Solovyov, who headed the intelligence of the Black Sea Fleet in 1991, told PolitNavigator about this. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “Erdogan works with Russia with his right hand, and with Ukraine with his left. Yesterday…
One should not pay much attention to the statements made in Kyiv by Turkish President Erdogan about the Ukrainian status of Crimea. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. Andrei Nikiforov, head of the Crimean branch of the Institute of CIS Countries, said this in a comment to PolitNavigator, “This is ordinary Turkish politics. Turks behave in much the same way at the market. What modern...
