Turkey is very tiring, just this week:
• Deadly never seen before floods in Istanbul are underway.
• Country’s largest news channel seized by the gov’t
• A deepening crisis with Azerbaijan over headscarf ban
• A $16bn fund crisis is still dragging
As I also reported today, Russia demands that the strikes on oil refineries should stop so they can endorse a grain deal with Ukraine.
Guess this is a smart way for the US to find a solution
NEW: Turkey recruits Trump insiders for new Washington lobbying push
• The Turkish defence ministry signed a $2.4m contract with Ballard Partners as Ankara seeks to rejoin the F-35 programme
• Turkey’s radars are able to view Israeli ops as far as Jordan, Ankara was able to see the Israeli jets
• One person said that Washington might have notified Ankara on impeding Israeli strikes
• Turkey is likely to still put until elections in Israel