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Ukraine
Zelensky, Erdogan Discuss Pressing Issues
Ukrainian and Turkish leaders confer by phone to hardmonize approaches
Oct. 22, 2023
UN
Qatar Acts as Intermediary to Return Ukrainian Children from Russia
Kyiv has identified nearly 20,000 children abducted by Russia. It’s hoped that the deal between Russia and Qatar will lead to some of them being returned to Ukraine.
Oct. 16, 2023
US
EXPLAINED: What Latest Nagorno-Karabakh Clashes Mean for Russia and the Region
Fresh fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh may just be the prelude to further geopolitical wrangling in the volatile Caucasus region as Russia’s influence continues to wane.
Sept. 21, 2023
Turkey
Crew of Civilian Cargo Ship Rescued After Striking Suspected Naval Mine in Black Sea
Twelve crew members of the cargo ship, which was carrying cement, had to be evacuated after apparently hitting a mine close to a Romanian Black Sea port.
Sept. 20, 2023
Putin
Sochi: No New Grain Deal For Now
A selection from what European papers are saying.
Sept. 7, 2023
War in Ukraine
Russia Pledges Free Grain to Africa, Turkey Opposes Alternatives to Ukraine Deal: Putin-Erdogan Meeting Highlights
The UN and Turkey-brokered deal, which aimed to ensure safe navigation for civilian ships through the Black Sea, collapsed after Russia pulled out in July.
Sept. 4, 2023
Zelensky
ANALYSIS: A Man for All Seasons – Zelensky’s Choice as Minister of Defense, Rustem Umerov
Replacing the current defense minister at the height of the counteroffensive has raised some eyebrows but may yet prove to be another inspired decision by Ukraine’s President.
Sept. 4, 2023
Putin
Erdogan Takes Grain Diplomacy to Putin in Sochi
Erdogan hopes to use the informal summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi as a basis for peace negotiations, but both sides only want them to be held on their own terms.
Sept. 4, 2023
Russia
Putin, Erdogan to Meet Monday Amid Grain Deal Hopes
Erdogan flying to Moscow to persuade Putin to restore grain deal.
Sept. 1, 2023
War in Ukraine
Reviving Ukraine Grain Deal 'Critical' For Food Security: Turkey
Moscow pulled out last month from the UN-backed grain agreement that Turkey helped broker.
Sept. 1, 2023
Ukraine
West Must Keep 'Promises' on Ukraine Grain Deal: Erdogan
Turkey was a key player in the now-collapsed deal that allowed for safe passage of Ukrainian grain shipments via the Black Sea.
Aug. 9, 2023
Putin
Erdogan Eyes Putin Visit After Grain Deal Collapse
Erdogan on Wednesday urged Putin in a phone call not to further escalate tensions after Moscow struck facilities vital for grain shipments from Ukraine.
Aug. 4, 2023
War in Ukraine
Erdogan Urges Putin Not Escalate Ukraine War Tensions
Erdogan was a key player in the now-collapsed deal that allowed for safe passage of Ukraine grain shipments on the Black Sea, and has positioned himself as an intermediary in the conflict.
Aug. 2, 2023
Turkey
Survey: If Russia Pulls Out of the Black Sea Grain Corridor
There’s a good chance that Russia will pull out of the Black Sea Grain deal when it expires. If so, what will happen? What are Ukraine’s back-up plans? Kyiv Post asks shippers what they think.
July 15, 2023
Turkey
Erdogan Confident of Extension to Ukraine Grain Deal
Erdogan said he had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the crucial deal, set to expire on Monday, though he did not say when the conversation had taken place.
July 15, 2023
Russia
Putin Agrees to Grain Deal Extension, Says Erdogan
Moscow has regularly threatened to quit the grain deal, complaining that secondary effects of Western restrictions on shipping and insurance as well as banks were blocking exports.
July 14, 2023