Tag: Libya
Putin rakes in extra €1B for his war chest via Bulgaria sanctions loophole – POLITICO
BRUSSELS — The Kremlin raked in an extra €1 billion for its war effort this year after Russia’s largest private oil firm exploited loopholes in EU sanctions rules — with help from Bulgaria.
Taking advantage of a unique exemption to the EU’s Russian oil ban, Bulgaria allowed millions of barrels of Russian oil to reach a local Russian-owned refinery, which then exported various refined fuels abroad including to EU countries, according to an investigation by the NGO Global Witness, the
Cohen macht politische Gegner für den Feuersturm um das von ihm mit Libya FM angekündigte Treffen verantwortlich
Außenminister Eli Cohen machte am Montag „politische Gegner“ für den Feuersturm verantwortlich, nachdem er am Vortag bekannt gegeben hatte, dass er kürzlich ein beispielloses Treffen mit seiner libyschen Amtskollegin Najla Mangoush abgehalten habe. Seine Offenlegung des Treffens löste in Libyen Empörung, im eigenen Land heftige Kritik und eine Zurechtweisung aus Washington aus.
Mangoush wurde am Montag wegen des Treffens mit Cohen entlassen – und ist seitdem aus Libyen geflohen – inmitten der zunehmenden politischen Auseinandersetzungen in Jerusalem und Tripolis über
Watchdog to probe EU border agency’s role in deadly shipwreck – POLITICO
Emily O’Reilly, the EU Ombudsman who investigates maladministration and systemic problems, will Wednesday morning launch an investigation into the role of EU border agency Frontex in one of the deadliest shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea.
The investigation will focus on Frontex involvement in search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean, and seek to clarify events surrounding the Adriana shipwreck off the coast of Greece in June, in which hundreds died.
In the aftermath of the sinking of the Adriana, which
These Are the Civilian Deaths You Don’t Hear About
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Turkey’s Erdoğan treads a fine line on Russia – POLITICO
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are strange bedfellows — sometimes close strategic partners, but sometimes bitter regional adversaries.
For now, the Turkish leader is casting himself as a middleman, as he visited the Dolmabahçe Palace on the Bosphorus waterfront last week to personally welcome Ukrainian and Russian negotiators gathering for peace talks.
In assuming this role, Erdoğan is treading a delicate tightrope. The relationship between Turkey and