Dissatisfied together

Russia, Türkiye and Germany begin to come closer on the basis of a rather strange platform: sanctions or trade restrictions of the United States have been introduced in relation to all three countries. The stability of such a union can be called into question, but this does not mean that it is impossible.

On Tuesday in Ankara, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his colleague Mevlut Chavushoglu, as Kommersant notes , demonstrated complete understanding on almost all issues, even on Syrian, and at the same time criticized Washington’s policy, which, according to them, scares all of Europe.

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And at the end of the week, the visit of President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to Germany, where he will meet with an angel Merkel, who on the eve supported Turkey, where Lira also collapsed due to conflict with Washington. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is also going to visit Berlin, but a little later, in September.

It is worth noting that Sergei Lavrov with his Turkish colleague Mevlyut Cavusoglu met for the fifth time in a year - the significance of his visit emphasized that he was invited to a meeting of Turkish ambassadors in foreign countries and followers in international organizations. On Tuesday, he not only spoke to the Turkish diplomats, but also talked with them in a closed regime for about an hour.

Perhaps the most serious disagreement between Moscow and Ankara is the fate of the Syrian province of Idlib in the north-west of the country. The Syrian government and Russia supporting it advocate its return to Damascus, and Turkey is more interested in maintaining the status quo: now I control the Islamists from the Front AN-NUSRA (recognized in the Russian Federation of terrorist), and part-the so-called. "Moderate opposition."

At a joint press conference, Chavushoglu opposed to "completely bombard the entire territory of Idlib." “It will be suicide, it will be a new crisis. The clashes can continue in the future, ”Mevlut Chavushoglu warned. For his part, Sergei Lavrov noted that a “professional” conversation was held between him and his colleague, including on the issue of “implementing in full agreements on de -escalation zones”.

But discussing the policy of the United States, both ministers were completely in solidarity. Sergey Lavrov described Washington’s actions as “the desire to dominate everywhere and in everything, dictate politics, order music in world affairs without agreement with anyone in order to achieve advantages in world markets, unilateral benefits for their business.” Mevlut Chavushoglu noted that American sanctions are concerned not only to the countries against which they are directed. “Everyone is concerned about sanctions. Our president told Trump that such behavior is wrong and inadequate, ”he said. And he added: restrictive measures are already nervous of the European Union, where they understand that "Türkiye has been subjected to sanctions today, and tomorrow there may be any other European country in its place."

Sergey Lavrov and Mevlut Chavushoglu Foreign Ministry/Flickr.com

It is likely that during the upcoming meeting of Vladimir Putin and Angels Merkel, similar issues will be discussed on Saturday. According to Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, we will talk about “reconciling hours for all the most important problems: this, of course, is an international circle of issues, this is Ukraine, this is Syria, these are restrictions that many countries are faced with one way or another, and the consequences of these restrictions.” Restrictions are restrictions, that is, sanctions and a trade war unleashed by the Donald Trump administration will be discussed.

And on September 7, four -sided negotiations are outlined in Istanbul, in which the leaders of Turkey, Russia, Germany and France will take part. It is reported that the main topic for discussion will be the situation in Syria, but the conversation will surely affect not only this Middle Eastern country.

The release monument was erected on August 15, 1945 as a sign of gratitude of the Korean people in memory of the Soviet soldiers who died during the liberation of Korea from the Japanese colonialists Nicor/Wikimedia Commons

It should be noted that Russia is simultaneously trying to establish a dialogue with North Korea. On August 15, the North and South Korea celebrates the day of liberation from the Japanese colonial occupation. Tsak, the official agency of North Korea, reported that Kim Jong -un sent a congratulatory telegram to the Russian colleague. In response to this, Putin also sent a telegram in which he expressed his readiness to meet with Kim Jong -un in the near future to discuss bilateral relations and regional problems. After that, Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Vladimir Putin congratulated the leader of Kim Jong -un on the anniversary of Korea. He added that there is the opportunity to visit the leader of the DPRK of the Eastern Economic Forum (VEF).