by CBBSS | Nov 29, 2020 | Regional News
Putin signed economic sanctions against Turkey into effect Saturday in retaliation for the downing of a Russian warplane over the Turkish-Syrian border. Russia is banning some Turkish imports, which will likely include food, and is scaling back its tourism ties with...
by CBBSS | Nov 28, 2020 | Regional News
Pro-Russian parties have been protesting for weeks in the streets of Podgorica with the intent of fueling unrest, hoping that will derail Montenegro’s NATO bid, RFE/RL reports. Analysts are torn as to whether Moscow is behind the protests. NATO officials will...
by CBBSS | Nov 28, 2020 | Regional News
Migrants threw rocks at police on Saturday as Macedonian soldiers erected a fence on the border with Greece, BBC reports. Migrants from all over the world are stuck at the border. Macedonia is only letting in refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. Read...
by CBBSS | Nov 28, 2020 | Regional News
Gunmen shot and killed the head of the Diyarbakir bar association on Saturday as he was delivering a press conference condemning clashes between Turkish security forces and the PKK, Zaman reports. The lawyer, Tahir Elçi, was a leading Kurdish rights activist. In...
by CBBSS | Nov 28, 2020 | Regional News
Russian FM Sergei Lavrov announced Friday Moscow is suspending visa free travel for Turkish citizens, as of Jan. 1, 2016, The Moscow Times reports. Russia’s government is currently preparing economic sanctions against Turkey in retaliation for the downing of a...
