The Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly revisiting paradigms and frictions of the past, if only because compared to a few weeks ago the general picture has changed: the new cold war between Moscow and the West requires strategies and alliances. For this reason, too, the yes to the sale to Turkey of the F-16 fighters arrives from Washington, a game that had been put on stand-by after the strong tensions on the S-400s and F-35s. Use
According to the Biden administration, the potential sale of F-16 fighters to the NATO ally on the Bosphorus, of which it is the custodian under the Montreaux Convention, would be in line with the national security interests of the United States, writes the State Department. American in a letter to Congress. The letter comes after Turkey asked the United States in October to purchase 40 F-16 fighters and modernization kits for its aircraft already in use, as did Greece, which has long since upgraded to the Viper version. Turkey
The negotiations on the Ankara-Washington axis have been going on for some time, accelerated by the war, as have those between Tel Aviv and Ankara. In this way the standard process relating to the sale of weapons could be favored by a more relaxed atmosphere among the players involved, after the Turkish expulsion from the F-35 program. Among other things, Turkey voted yes to the suspension of Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council, a move that resulted from the Bucha massacre. A vote that marks another step by Erdogan towards a normalization of relations with the overseas which will see a date to be circled in red next May 18, when Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will be received by Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington. Bosphorus
The Turkish role against the Ukrainian background is changing: Erdogan is aware of it, also for this reason he has put aside claims and provocations in the Aegean in order to build a new era of relations with the EU and the USA. Its position as a “tap” that opens and closes the Bosphorus becomes even more strategic, in light of the commercial consequences of the war. This is the case of the 100 merchant ships blocked in Ukrainian ports as reported by the International Association of Cargo Ship Owners Intercargo. These are ships that transport basic goods, such as grain and coal, necessary to meet the energy needs, the delays of which impact the crew on the one hand due to the effects of the sanctions, and on the other the needs. Scenarios
Some nodes, however, remain intact (energy, geopolitics above all) and will need to be addressed peacefully over the next few months. The gas diatribe with Cyprus and Greece is momentarily put aside but, once the Ukrainian front has calmed down, it will need to be reviewed. On the occasion of her recent visit to Turkey, US Undersecretary Victoria Nuland emphasized relations between Ankara and the oligarchs affected by the sanctions. In talks with senior officials, including Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal and Ibrahim Kalin , President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ‘s foreign policy delegate , you touched on the topic of businessmen close to President Vladimir Putin.
In fact, a few weeks ago the oligarch Roman Abramovich anchored his two superyachts in Turkish ports. The same patron of Chelsea had been given very close to the purchase of the Turkish club of the Super Lig Goztepe, but in the last few days the denials have fallen, it is not known if after the little approval by the USA. In fact, the Turkish media had repeatedly claimed that Abramovich had already agreed to buy the club.
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