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Russia–Turkey Relations
Turkey has supported the G7 sanctions against Russia, blocking the Bosphorus for tankers with oil more expensive than $60 per barrel
ISTANBUL (Realist English). After the introduction of the oil price caps for Russian crude, a traffic jam of oil tankers...
Turkey “gave time” to Russia to withdraw the Kurdish militia from Tell Rifaat
DAMASCUS (Realist English). Russian officials are trying to convince Damascus and the Kurdish militia to leave the Syrian city of...
Kremlin sells second S-400 regiment to Turkey
KUBINKA (Realist English). The Kremlin is selling Turkey a second regiment of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, the work on the...
The West is preparing Turkey for war with Russia — politician Nikolai Starikov
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Ukrainian project created by the West to counter Russia does not cope with its task, this...
EU warns military infrastructure unfit for war with Russia, proposes €17bn overhaul
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Europe’s roads, railways, and bridges are not capable of supporting the rapid movement of troops and heavy...
Experts dismiss EU’s $750bn energy pledge to US as unrealistic and politically driven
WASHINGTON / BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union’s commitment to purchase $750 billion worth of American energy over the next...
Job anxiety drives Chinese students to choose practical majors over elite universities
HUNAN (Realist English). After falling short on China’s notoriously difficult national college entrance exam in June, Lu Jie secured a...
Sudan’s RSF-led alliance forms rival government, deepening divisions amid civil war
KHARTOUM (Realist English). A Sudanese coalition led by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has announced the formation of a rival...
More than protection: Inside the hidden power of Russia’s FSO
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Federal Protective Service of Russia (FSO) is surrounded by even more legends than the Federal Security...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
Bezos’s Venetian wedding: a manifesto of new feudalism
VENICE (Realist English). When Jeff Bezos rents half of Venice for a $50 million wedding, it is more than the...
Not Mossad’s strength — but Iran’s weakness
TBILISI (Realist English). The recent targeted assassinations of senior IRGC commanders and high-ranking Iranian officers are not simply the triumph...
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