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Month: August 2022

U.S. tells Turkey not to help circumvent Russian sanctions

The United States have warned Turkey against working with sanctioned Russians or Russian banks, in a letter from the U.S. Treasury to Turkish business associations. In a letter, US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo (picture) warned Turkish banks and companies that they may face secondary sanctions. He wrote: “Any individuals or entities providing …

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French President Macron warns for Russian influence in Africa

French President Emmanuel Macron will prioritise increasing cooperation and support in the field of food and security to West-African countries, Euractiv reports. It notes that he has pushed this for this during his four-day trip to the region last month, when he visited Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau. In particular, he wants France and the EU …

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“High level visits and emergency aid packages will not be enough for the West to re-engage with Africa”

Writing for the Council on Foreign Relations, academic Michelle Gavin, a senior fellow for Africa Studies and the former United States Ambassador to Botswana, highlights Russia’s growing influence in Africa, writing: “Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s four-country Africa swing attracted a great deal of attention in Western media outlets, which framed his trip as a …

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German MEP Lars Patrick Berg urges awareness about the deterioration of the situation in in Nagorno-Karabakh

In a parliamentary question, issued together with a number of other MEPs, German ECR MEP Lars Patrick Berg asks the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy about the deterioration of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh: The MEPs warn: “While the world’s attention is on Russia’s criminal invasion of Ukraine, the situation in Nagorno‑Karabakh …

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