Janet Yellen, April 13, 2022: “.. the unified coalition of sanctioning countries will not be indifferent to actions that undermine the sanctions we’ve put in place [against Russia]”
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No follow up so far on this front. atlanticcouncil.org/news/transcrip…
Appears no mediation role for Turkey as it seems there is no serious chance for talks. Peskov says.
But Russians are not winning on the ground either.
I missed this quote by Erdoğan last week: ‘we have told Biden whatever necessary in the past… When needed, I call Putin, and Putin calls me. So should Biden’
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Last time Biden called Erdoğan March 10th after #RU & Ukrainian FMs met in TR.
Cavusoglu: West’s focus on Kavala prompted by funding of businessman: “There are many people who go into and out of prison in Turkey. Why the focus on [Kavala]?”
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I havent seen any reaction from @StateDept so far for these remarks. ahval.io/osman-kavala/w…
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Friday Night Turkey bombshell
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Central Bank Chief Naci Agbal was appointed in February and now is gone.
He raised interest rates 2 points yesterday.
Today he was targeted by some of Erdogan’s Islamist papers.
New appointment Şahap Kavcıoğlu is known to be a quite close to former Finance Minister Berat Albayrak.
Mark today as the return of the son-in-law..
What is more: New CB Chief Şahap Kavcıoğlu is a columnist for Yenisafak, pro-Erdogan Islamist newspaper.
Yenisafak’s front page was a full attack on now-former CB Chief Agbal - today
Blinken said they will "see if more needs to be done" with regards to the CAATSA sanctions that were already imposed on Turkey in December by the U.S. State Department.
@ahval_en Senator @SenatorMenendez talks about “destablizing” actions of Turkey in Syria, Cyprus, EEZ, support for Azeri engagement re Nagorno-Karabakh… More lawyers & journos jailed in Turkey than any other countries. Are we cleared eyed about Erdogan?
Blinken: We are very clear eyed ++
@ahval_en@SenatorMenendez Secretary of State Nominee Blinken: Turkey is an ally in many ways not acting as an ally should. And this is [chuckles] very very significant challenge for us.. and we are very clear eyed about it.