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This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia accelerates delivery of S-400 anti-aircraft missiles to Turkey Mainstream media emphasize the love-fest between Turkey and Russia Russia accelerates delivery of S-400 anti-aircraft missiles to Turkey In the course of a joint press conference by Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russia’s president Vladimir Putin, held in Turkey’s capital city Ankara on Tuesday, Erdogan and Putin announced that the previously scheduled delivery of Russia’s advanced S-400 anti-aircraft missiles at the end of 2019 would be moved up. At the press conference, Putin said: We have decided with President Erdogan in our meeting to speed up the delivery of the S-400 systems. Our Turkish colleagues made a request in the meetings. We will accelerate the process. This is an issue of commerce. Companies are working on it. According to Turkish and Russian media, the S-400 is Russia’s most advanced … [Read more...] about World View: Russia Accelerates Delivery of S-400 Anti-Aircraft Missiles to Turkey

Turkey has been accused of allowing migrants to “surge” into Greece amid a dispute over EU funding, as Europol reveals they are tracking some 65,000 people-smugglers. Greece was on the frontline at the height of the migrant crisis in 2015, with over 800,000 arriving from Turkey by sea over the course of the year.The influx was reduced dramatically after the European Union agreed to transfer some 3 billion euros to the Turkish government to stem the influx, but Ankara has been accused of loosening its borders again and allowing over 5,000 migrants to enter Greece over the first two months of 2018. The surge came after it was revealed that Germany, France, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland are arguing with the European Commission over whether another 3 billion euros should come from the bloc’s central budget or national budgets.After days without any new arrivals on the Greek island of Chios, 177 migrants landed on its beaches on Wednesday, prompting an … [Read more...] about Turkey Accused of Allowing Migrants to ‘Surge’ into Europe as Europol Tracks 65,000 People-Smugglers

Russian President Vladimir Putin embarked on a two-day trip to Ankara on Tuesday to meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, where he stated that Russia is “founding Turkey’s nuclear sector.” According to Reuters, Tuesday marked the official launch of work to build Turkey’s first nuclear power station, the $20 billion d plant in the southern province of Mersin.The plant will reportedly be built by Russian state nuclear energy agency Rosatom. During a Tuesday press conference in Ankara, Putin reportedly announced that Russia would deliver several S-400 Triumph defense systems – Moscow’s most sophisticated missile delivery system – sooner than expected. According to Russian state outlet RT, the agreement was signed in December between both nations despite objections from Turkey’s NATO allies.“We are speeding up production, and we have finalized the prices, which is very … [Read more...] about Putin in Ankara: Russia Is ‘Founding Turkey’s Nuclear Sector’

By Sara Kayyali At a border crossing between Syria and Turkey, a smuggler preparing a group of seven Syrian asylum seekers to enter Turkey told a 13-year-old boy to cross. He pointed toward the other side of a wide street, and said, ”See there? Run over there, that is Turkey.” The boy ran. Moments later shots rang out and the boy fell dead on the street. The smuggler turned to the rest of the group and told them, ”You can cross now, they will not shoot again.” … [Read more...] about Turkey: When the path to safety for Syrians is anything but

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and Russian President Vladimir Putin convened in Ankara this week, discussing ways to end the ongoing Syrian civil war while isolating the United States from the region. All four countries have a military presence in Syria.“The future of Syria and our region cannot be left to a few terrorists,” Erdogan said at a news conference marking the end of the summit, according to the Washington Post. “Without peace in Syria, there cannot be peace in Turkey. There is a difficult road ahead.” The withdrawal of the United States from Syria, and the region, would create a power vacuum that Iran and Russia would likely fill.According to the Washington Post, Ahmed al-Borai, an editor at TRT World, said Wednesday: With the vacuum the United States is leaving in the region, and also with the reckless and careless moves of the Trump administration — like completely disregarding the … [Read more...] about Iran, Russia, and Turkey Strategize About Syria’s Future as Trump Seeks U.S. Exit