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Turkish incursion into Syria needs Russian green light
Turkey is threatening another invasion of Syria to establish a ‘safe zone’ along the border
SyriaRussian war aims and grain plans to fuel global crisis
Moscow is deliberately obstructing Ukrainian wheat exports and using quotas to restrict its own sales
RussiaArctic Council faces uncertain future without Russia
All but one of the Arctic Council's members have decided to meet separately, without Russia
RussiaNorth Syria faces instability if Turkey invades
The Syrian Democratic Forces yesterday warned of an alliance with government forces against any Turkish incursion
SyriaRussia fast-tracks Ukraine annexation project
Moscow seems to have decided on a process for annexing southern Ukrainian regions with only a vote as a formality
RussiaRussian head diplomat's aborted trip suits Serbia well
North Macedonia, Montenegro and Bulgaria closed their airspace to Russia’s foreign minister, impeding his trip to Serbia
SerbiaRussia rattled at balance-tipping arms for Ukraine
Russia's president has promised to hit new targets in Ukraine in retaliation for Western rocket-launch systems
RussiaRussia's slimmed-down war aims still rule out peace
Moscow is still intent on winning and Kyiv on not losing, leaving no scope for an end to the war
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