Tuesday 20 December 2022

Erdogan’s Turkey relinquishes role of NATO stronghold against Russia — newspaper

Erdogan’s Turkey relinquishes role of NATO stronghold against Russia — newspaper

Erdogan’s Turkey relinquishes role of NATO stronghold against Russia — newspaper




Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2nd R) talks to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (2nd L) during the 2018 NATO Summit at NATO headquarters on July 11, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. ( NATO pool / AA )






Turkey under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has abdicated its role as NATO stronghold against Russia, the Sabah newspaper reported on Tuesday.







"Turkey and Russia, that is (Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan and [his Russian counterpart Vladimir) Putin have managed to establish relations based on mutual respect. Turkey under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has abdicated its role as NATO stronghold against Russia, the Sabah newspaper reported on Tuesday..


According to him, "even innocent political decisions may have critical consequences." "The West has been flooding [Ukraine] with money and weapons, but now the Ukrainian people have neither electricity, nor water, nor central heating. Everything has collapsed.


The oppressed Ukrainian people are at the mercy of the Russian army, awaiting occupation. This situation is quite telling for Ukraine, who has been blindly following false heroes, relying on the United States and the European Union," he added.







On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a special military operation in Ukraine following a request for assistance from the leaders of the Donbass republics.


After that, the US, the EU, the UK, as well as a number of other countries imposed sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities. In addition, Western countries began and continue to supply arms and military equipment to Kiev to the tune of billions of dollars.


Ankara has repeatedly stressed that Turkey had no intention to join the US-led West’s sanctions against Russia in order not to damage its own economy and leave an open channel of dialogue with Moscow.



Seven people detained in CAR in case of terrorist attack against head of Russian House



December 20. Police in the Central African Republic (CAR) have arrested seven people, including post office workers, who could have something to do with the terrorist attack against the head of the Russian House Dmitry Sytyi, an employee of the country’s radio station Ndeke Luka told TASS on Tuesday.


"Seven people have been detained, some were questioned and released," the source said. They were all questioned in connection with the terrorist attack against the head of the Russian House Dmitry Sytyi.







On December 16, the Russian embassy reported that Sytyi was rushed to the hospital in serious condition, after an anonymous parcel with his name on it exploded. The Russian Foreign Ministry slammed the mail bomb attack as an act of terrorism. The Central African police are investigating the circumstances of the case. On December 19, Sytyi was taken from Bangui to Russia.


Acting government spokesman Maxime Balalou said that the CAR condemned the terrorist attack, which injured the head of the Russian House, and reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to cooperation with the Russian Federation. He stressed that the crime was committed, among other reasons, against "the Russian presence" in the CAR.



DHL menyadari serangan teroris di CAR, perusahaan mengutuk penggunaan nama merek — juru bicara



German logistics company DHL is fully cooperating with the Central African Republic (CAR) authorities in the case of parcel explosion that injured the head of the Russian House Dmitry Sytyi. However, it is not commenting on the alledged detention of its employees there, respecting their right for privacy, Sabine Hartmann, the company’s spokeswoman, told TASS on Tuesday.


"We are aware of the incident, which concerns a parcel delivered on December 16 in Bangui. The case is now being investigated by local authorities and we are fully cooperating with them," she said, "Given our employees’ right to respect for the private life, we cannot provide further information about the ongoing investigation. DHL condemns all forms of violence and illegal use of its network," Hartmann said.








An employee of the Central African Republic’s radio station Ndeke Luka earlier told TASS that the country’s police detained seven people, including post office workers, who could have something to do with the terrorist attack against the head of the Russian House Dmitry Sytyi.


On December 16, the Russian embassy reported that Sytyi was rushed to the hospital in serious condition, after an anonymous parcel with his name on it exploded. The Russian Foreign Ministry slammed the mail bomb attack as an act of terrorism. The Central African police are investigating the circumstances of the case. On December 19, Sytyi was taken from Bangui to Russia.


Acting government spokesman Maxime Balalou said that the CAR condemned the terrorist attack, which injured the head of the Russian House, and reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to cooperation with the Russian Federation. He stressed that the crime was committed, among other reasons, against "the Russian presence" in the CAR.


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