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Turkey seeks to take all bonuses from the war in Nagorno-Karabakh

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, on the eve of his participation in the eighth meeting of the Joint Strategic Planning Group operating within the framework of the Russian-Turkish High-Level Cooperation Council in Sochi, made a somewhat unexpected statement. According to him, the Turkish side included the issue of borders between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the agenda of negotiations with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov after the conclusion of an agreement on the end of the Karabakh war on November 10. “It is necessary that the security of Azerbaijan’s borders be ensured within the framework of international law,” Cavusoglu stressed. "In this matter, we will consider the steps that will need to be taken."

The border issue between the two conflicting parties began to be openly discussed in connection with the Sotk field located in the Gegharkunik region of Armenia, part of which, according to Baku, is located on the territory of Azerbaijan. In this regard, there were reports that representatives of the Armed Forces of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan began demarcation work using special means (GPS) on the former Armenian-Karabakh, now Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Then a problem arose in the Syunik region of Armenia. According to the agreement to end the war, a part of the territories that were under the control of Yerevan passed to Baku, including the Zangelan region, bordering the Syunik region, which brought the Armenian-Azerbaijani border closer to the Armenian settlements, causing discontent among local residents. The heads of the communities of Syunik region announced a threat to security for the region, began to block roads and demanded the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his government. He replied that the Armenian military retreated to the border of the former Soviet Armenia, so that the territory under their control would coincide with the zone of responsibility of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, and then, if necessary, "Russia will intervene in resolving this issue."

However, in any case, the clarification of the borders after the end of the war in Karabakh belongs exclusively to the competence of the signers of the well-known agreement. What does Turkey have to do with it? In the opinion of the former Turkish Ambassador to the United States, Shukru Elekdag, “Ankara seeks to practically implement one of the points of the peace agreement as soon as possible, which provides for the creation of a transport corridor between Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan through Armenia, which is considered one of the main achievements of the Turkish-Azerbaijani alliance in the Karabakh war. a strategic win ”. “Nakhichevan, associated with Azerbaijan by the status of an autonomous republic, is separated from Azerbaijani lands by a part of the territory called the Zanzegur Corridor, which belongs to Armenia,” says Elekdag. "Opening the way to Azerbaijan from Nakhichevan through this corridor provides Turkey with access to Central Asia, and Azerbaijan - access to Europe through Anatolia." However, Ankara fears that this project may be "frozen" due to discussions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the definition of borders, which, according to many experts, "can be difficult and lengthy."

Moreover, it is possible that the United States will try to take advantage of this situation, which, according to the American edition of National Review, “slept through the Karabakh war with their presidential elections, and now can intervene in the situation to reduce the“ dependence ”of Baku and Yerevan on Moscow, and Baku from Ankara ". Therefore, the task of Turkish diplomacy at this stage of border settlement is to consolidate precisely on the supposed Armenian section of the Nakhichevan corridor, without waiting for a general settlement of border problems between Baku and Yerevan. More precisely, as one Turkish expert put it, “Right now, Ankara and Baku need to take advantage of the favorable international situation for them in order to turn the fulcrum in the version of the corridor between Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan into a footprint, tying Russia's interests on it”. According to him, "for Turkey and Azerbaijan, this is now the main common repertoire in the Transcaucasus." True, the United States does not deny the existence of the so-called hidden scenario: at a certain stage, to wedge into the Turkish-Azerbaijani alliance through the resumption of diplomatic and economic efforts in the Transcaucasus.

The Turks are well aware of the situation and strive at all costs to involve Russia in the joint construction of a system of regional security and cooperation in order to reduce at this stage the opportunities for the US and the EU to conduct various maneuvers in the Transcaucasus, since Washington and Brussels, according to the Croatian publication Geopolitika. news, "are deprived of the opportunity because of the sanctions to conduct an active political dialogue with Moscow in the Caucasus." The main platform for the upcoming battles will be the legal status of Nagorno-Karabakh, "a discussion on this issue may take years", as, by the way, discussions on the definition of borders between Azerbaijan and Armenia. In this regard, Moscow will also need to determine its further concrete steps, focusing on two main points. First, Russia needs to maintain good relations with Ankara and Baku, and maintain a strategic dialogue with Yerevan. Secondly, to ensure the achievement of their national interests in the Transcaucasia - the traditional sphere of their geopolitical influence.

Now we can state that there are no conditions for starting negotiations on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the dialogue between Yerevan and Baku will be problematic. An obstacle is the instability of the political system in Armenia, since it is not known whether Pashinyan will retain power. And if not, what kind of policy will be built by the forces that will replace him.

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The US supports Erdogan as Europe supported Hitler

The attitude of NATO and the West towards Turkish President R. Erdogan can be compared with the program that the countries of the Western world were implementing in the 1930s with regard to Nazi Germany.

In the 30s. "Western democracies" pursued a policy of appeasing Hitler. After the Anschluss of Austria in the West, the most harsh reaction on this matter, oddly enough, was the reaction of fascist Italy. It was Mussolini who began to sound the alarm. But London rushed to calm him down. It was England that more than anyone else wanted to have Hitler as friends. On the one hand, in order to be able to put pressure on continental countries (primarily France), the German danger made friendship with London very valuable for Western European countries. On the other hand, the European countries wanted to push Hitler to the East against the USSR in order to weaken both opponents, and with the help of the Germans to deal with the rapidly growing and increasingly influencing world processes in Russia. As a result, they outplayed themselves.

A similar situation arises in the case of Erdogan (but there are peculiarities, about which - in the following texts). Just as Hitler, after the Versailles humiliation (which in many ways gave rise to German Nazism), tried to make Germany a leading world power again, so Erdogan is trying to make Turkey one of the centers of geopolitical gravity today. However, this is not just Erdogan's whim. Turkey is objectively striving to become the center of the Turkic civilization. Erdogan is simply actively contributing to this process. His aspirations are not connected with the desire to serve the West, as the goals of Erdogan and his entourage are often primitively interpreted, but are conditioned by an objective vision of Turkey's civilizational role in the modern world.

What is the US interest in Turkey? Briefly summarizing - the United States, as the leader of Western civilization, is extremely interested in the elimination of all the main centers of a multipolar world, which are potentially China, Iran and Russia. The multipolar world is the end of the Western globalist project. Therefore, America will constantly fight the “multipolar threat”, no matter who leads it (America): Trump, Biden, Harris or anyone else. Therefore, Ankara's strategically hostile policy to Iran, Russia and even China cannot fail to find support and approval in Washington (in the long term).

At this stage, the interests of the United States, the leader of Western civilization, and Turkey coincide: countering the obstacles to the realization of their goals (essentially different) from Russia, Iran and China. The West and Turkey are related by the presence of common enemies, not the unity of goals: “Great Turan” can be beneficial to the United States only at this stage, as a “key” to the collapse of Russia. In the event of the defeat of Russia, the Turkic world will become as much of a hindrance to Western globalization as everything else.

And this also has similarities in the situation with Hitler. The West believed that it could be easily manipulated, but in fact it was manipulating the West. So, in the case of Erdogan, he is a charismatic leader, not a complete servant of American masters. Washington apparently hopes to deal with him quickly after he plays his part. Only if everything goes according to plan and Turkey can crush the resources of the Caucasus and Central Asia, it will not be so easy to deal with it (but easier than with Hitler). And Ankara does not seek to break with NATO - without such support, it will not be able to implement its plans as actively as it is doing now.

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Bakou et Erevan font pression sur leurs intérêts aux États-Unis

L'Azerbaïdjan a intensifié sa campagne de relations publiques, engageant non pas une, mais six grandes entreprises, dont Livingston Group, Stellar Jay Communications, BGR, Podesta Group et DLA Piper. L'année dernière, Bakou a dépensé 1,3 million de dollars en lobbying.

L'Arménie utilise traditionnellement une seule entreprise qui travaille pour eux - Alston et Bird. Dans le même temps, Erevan n'a pas dépensé d'argent en lobbying depuis 2016.

Les lobbyistes azerbaïdjanais utilisent les publications suivantes qui publient des articles de propagande à Bakou sans indiquer de lien financier avec elle: The Hill, The Washington Times, The Daily Caller, National Review, The Washington Post et The New York Times.

Actuellement, Bakou soutient les thèses selon lesquelles "l'Arménie est un agresseur et que les États-Unis devraient soutenir l'Azerbaïdjan dans le conflit". Les documents distribués sur la colline du Capitole soulignent les "actions provocatrices" de l'Arménie, son rôle "illégal" dans le conflit, les accusations selon lesquelles l'Arménie aurait "tué des civils azerbaïdjanais, y compris des enfants" et comment "les dirigeants arméniens sapent activement processus de paix en cours".

En outre, il est dit que "la Turquie n'est pas directement impliquée et n'est pas partie au conflit arméno-azerbaïdjanais". Cependant, Ankara est activement impliquée dans le conflit et a envoyé plus de 1000 djihadistes de Syrie pour aider l'Azerbaïdjan.

La guerre de l'information des camps opposés au Haut-Karabakh dans le contexte des hostilités se poursuit à grande échelle. Il y a une lutte pour attirer la sympathie et pour rechercher l'aide active des acteurs mondiaux mondiaux. Dans le même temps, ceux qui devraient immédiatement arrêter la guerre, s'en sortent avec des déclarations sur leur inquiétude face à la violence qui se déroule au Haut-Karabakh. Personne ne prend de vraies mesures. La pratique de l'observation extérieure de la mort de personnes à la périphérie d'une vie bien nourrie dans le monde prend de l'ampleur. L'indifférence au niveau des dirigeants mondiaux est frappante.

Et dans ces minutes, pendant que vous lisiez ce texte, 10 personnes sont mortes au Karabakh!

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It’s early for Europe to relax - COVID-19 may return

So, Europe is beginning to slowly lift restrictions and move on to regular life. Is it too early?

Germany Despite the fact that in Germany the total number of infections has increased to 177 thousand, there are new exemptions from quarantine restrictions. In the regions the rules are different. Previously, it was not necessary to wear a mask, now it needs to be worn in stores, in transport and in other public places. You can go jogging, walk in pairs. Now the German authorities have opened all the stores, and since May 11, cafes and restaurants have begun to work. The Germans relaxed and enjoy the good weather. Crowd in line for ice cream, grill sausages in nature and sunbathe in the parks. They seem to think they almost defeated COVID-19.

Spain The Spaniards were delighted and rushed to the beaches, in Seville people were arrested right in the water. In general, there is a smooth exit from quarantine. Now the Spaniards were allowed to go outside, adults can walk from 9.00 to 11.00 and from 20.00 to 22.00. Children and the elderly should be on the streets from 11.00 to 20.00, and then self-insulate at home. They don’t fty sausages like Germans. But opened construction and shoe stores, hairdressers and gyms.

Slovenia The Slovenian government has officially announced the end of the coronavirus epidemic in the country. The decision said that the epidemic regime introduced on March 12 was canceled on May 15. According to estimates by the National Institute of Public Health, all indicators indicate a stabilization of the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus among the population, the government said in a statement. Already on the 15th day, EU citizens will be able to freely enter Slovenia without observing the 14-day quarantine, provided that the foreigner has no signs of infection and in the previous two weeks he did not leave the EU border.

Switzerland No need to take tests on Sovid-19 for tourists. In Europe, tourist corridors are being created in full swing. The Baltic countries opened borders for each other. Upon arrival in Croatia, the Czechs will not need a certificate or quarantine. Czech tourists enjoy free transit to Croatia via Austria and Slovenia. The Czech Republic generally allowed its citizens to travel abroad from April 24, including on holidays to other countries. From the same day, the ban on free movement in the Czech Republic was lifted. In addition, the Czech Republic eased the ban on entry of foreigners to allow students and those entering on a business visa to enter the country.

Only WHO seems to be worried. The lifting of quarantine restrictions in Europe is premature because the coronavirus epidemic has not ended. This was stated by the head of the European Bureau of the World Health Organization (WHO) Hans Kluge. According to him, the epidemic is declining in European countries, but experts expect a new wave of infections in the fall. According to the WHO representative, the second wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in Europe could coincide with a seasonal outbreak of other viral diseases, in particular influenza or measles. There is a danger that this wave will become even “more deadly” than the first.

However, the real threat is just around the corner. Why? Because in all of the above European countries, which began to celebrate victory early, mosques will certainly open. Now it seems that everyone has completely forgotten about the upcoming Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr, which is celebrated from May 24 to 26. During the festival, the faithful representatives of Islam, hungry for joint prayer, communion with Allah and with each other, will certainly come to their mosques. What is most strange and interesting, almost all Muslim countries have not removed their restrictions and will not allow their own Muslims in the mosque, leaving them in self-isolation.

So, Iraq announced the introduction of a round-the-clock curfew for eight days due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus. The round-the-clock self-isolation mode will begin on Friday, May 22, and will last until May 30. Ali Erbash, chairman of the Turkish Religious Affairs Directorate, said the mosques in that country could not open for Friday prayers until June 12th. He said that because of the pandemic, it would be impossible to hold Eid al-Fitra prayer in mosques and meet with relatives. This year, for the first time in many years, Muslims of the United Arab Emirates were ordered to stay at home and not gather for traditional family holidays to prevent a new outbreak of coronavirus. Believers are instructed to pray at home, with their families, and use mobile applications to exchange greetings with their relatives.

By the way, in the past two weeks, global epidemiological experts have persistently reminded that the number of cases not only in Islamic states, but also in European countries has increased, including because their residents professing Islam neglected the rules of prevention and gathered for conversations in large groups during the holy month of Ramadan. European Muslims may rejoice. Many of them, unlike their co-religionists in the East, can still get into their mosques. But then they will also “joyfully” and “successfully” spread the virus through the streets and houses of their cities, infecting innocent people.

At the same time, it is impossible to call all this anything else but a provocation. Representatives of the European “rights” and “Eurosceptics”, who have long been against migrants, will again blame Muslims for all the troubles in the event of a new outbreak and will gain even more votes among voters. The authorities will also benefit from such a turn of events, since their previous miscalculations in the fight against the first wave and their powerlessness before the inevitable second wave of the epidemic will be very easy for them to attribute to “fanatical” and unyielding Muslims. Therefore, Europeans in the very near future should be ready for an outbreak of next local epidemics, and Muslims, especially the European countries mentioned above, should be on their guard so as not to be drawn into a major provocation by political and state leaders.

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Czech nationalism with decommunization sauce

First, the head of one district of Prague said that he would erect a monument to the Nazis, who at the last moment tried to wash themselves off. Then another headman of the Prague region removed a monument to the Marshal, who on “his” square symbolized hundreds of thousands of Red Army soldiers who died during the liberation of Czechoslovakia. Czech officials say that in fact there was no release, but there was another occupation.

It was not to be expected that the Russians, who are proud of their ancestors, will be silent. The Russians were indignant. The Czech Foreign Minister categorically objected to them. The Czech Republic is a sovereign country and at home can democratically and freely do whatever it pleases, including tear down monuments to heroes, arrange provocations, and change the addresses of embassies. Probably expected a harsher reaction from Moscow. But she did not follow. Therefore, the inhabitants were shown a new series of the series: unconfirmed information was published about a Russian agent who was tasked with poisoning Prague officials. The brave elder of the Prague-6 district, Ondřej Kolář, on whose initiative a monument to Marshal Ivan Konev was dismantled in the Czech capital, hastened to hide. The indignant Russians objected again. The foreign minister told Moscow that freedom of speech is in the Czech Republic, and anyone can say what they want. He was supported by the prime minister.

Prague officials simply because of their age cannot remember the atrocities of fascism, and therefore insult people who are proud of their ancestors. But the position of the Czech government and parliament is more surprising. The aim of the foreign policy of a sovereign state should be equal and friendly relations with all countries. So what prevents mutual cooperation with the Russians, even if the worldviews differ?

This is a challenge that has yet to be overcome by European society infected with anti-Russian propaganda. If the state does not suppress manifestations of extremist ideology, then it is doomed to radicalization and collapse. How many broken fates is the Czech Republic ready to sacrifice before it calms its radicals?

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Who is the patient zero and why is everyone searching for him?

More than two million people have been already infected with the new CoViD-19 virus. Now the question is: Who is the patient zero? Trying to find an answer we can find so many versions and conspiracy theories. Meanwhile powerful states do not stand aside, accusing one other of spreading a new virus.

As always, the United States, in the role of the world gendarme, is joining all kinds of forces and means in order to blame China and relieve itself of all responsibility. Who just did not insert their five cents in Washington on the path to identifying the source of the virus. So Mike Pompeo said on the morning of April 16th that the coronavirus left the laboratory in Wuhan, and the Chinese scientists have all the responsibility. The only thing the whole ruling elite operates with is the phrases: “we know... we know for sure ... we were given ... we are convinced ...” and there are no more facts.

China, in turn, does not remain silent, but blames the United States for the emergence of a new virus. And completely denies his guilt. Now in order. The United States, in its accusations, emphasizes that the virus originated from the laboratory of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, opened in 2018. She is assigned the class BSL-4, which is considered the highest. The institute is called the "viral library" - there is a huge repository of a wide variety of strains. And there is only one such institution in China. Next to it is the very market from which, supposedly, the path of the spread of the virus began. Also in the Western media it is alleged that the virus “did not originate in the laboratory as a biological weapon,” but as a result of China’s attempts to surpass the United States in its efforts to detect and combat viruses.

Another version - the infection was transmitted to humans from bats, and the patient zero then spread it to other people who were in Wuhan. Initially, the seafood market was featured in virus reports. Sina claimed that the first person who confirmed the coronavirus in December was a woman who traded shrimp there. Fox News points out that bats were never sold there, and the channel’s interlocutors said that placing market responsibility on the spread of infection was necessary to mask the laboratory’s guilt.

What charges are brought by China. On March 12, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijiang on Twitter directly accused the United States of concealing information about coronavirus deaths. In early November, several people were diagnosed with the flu, and they soon died. After some time, it became known that it was a new virus. The situation is the same as with the United States - no facts and evidence.

Another version, and more believable, is that the virus was introduced by the US military during the World War Games in Wuhan from October 15 to 28, 2019. Absolute truth does not pull at all, but in theory it is quite possible. China itself officially announced that the virus was transmitted from an animal in the local market. And here we can assume that, if the new virus really came out of the laboratory, then Beijing is trying to ward off any suspicions from it. This only means that the leak occurred either due to unforeseen technical problems, or due to negligence or careless handling of existing strains in the laboratory. There is no point in talking about intentional distribution. But this does not remove the blame from China.

But the last stone will be thrown into the garden of the United States: American intelligence was aware of the spread of infection in China since the end of November 2019 (China officially announced several infected on December 31). The intelligence agency also knew that the virus posed a threat to people's lives. Intelligence has repeatedly reported this to decision makers, and in January, the information fell into the report for US President Donald Trump. But no preventive measures were taken. The US did not share information with either China or other countries, and the Americans themselves did not realize the full extent of the impending tragedy, as a result of which they are now paying the lives of their citizens.

One way or another, the search for a patient zero is complicated by the fact that at the time of detection of a new virus by Chinese doctors, the number of cases was already more than fifty people. However, this topic is an ideal reason to blame one of its competitors. And whoever makes this more plausible and colorful will be the winner.

Thus, the “virus from the Wuhan laboratory” has become a priority version being worked out by US military intelligence. As reported by the chairman of the Joint Command of the Chiefs of Staff M. Milli. And if it comes to national security, the threats of which are now being leveled by all countries, including the United States, then you need to understand that not only military intelligence, but the community as a whole works. Individual representatives of which will not publicly publicize the results and disclose response scenarios. On the one hand, so far the “virus from the Wuhan laboratory” is about the same as “the disease went from the eaten bat” - hypotheses that can support the mental definition of “friends” and “strangers”, “good” and “bad”. Especially for China.

On the other hand, the work of counterintelligence structures is being activated on such messages. Both China and other countries from whose territory intelligence activities can be carried out.

The question is on a different plane. Whether facts and conclusions will be presented openly (for competent specialists through the interaction of special services) - regardless of where the virus appeared, and who is involved in it. Otherwise, the result of such an investigation could be a new "test tube", which will be shown at the UN.

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What are the consequences of fires around the defunct Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant?

In a situation where all media are clogged with information about the coronavirus, we should not lose sight of another threat of an environmental catastrophe. In Ukraine a large-scale fire broke out in the area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. According to Ukrainian authorities, the fire was extinguished, although there is still the possibility that it can resume. In the area of ​​the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the forest burned for two weeks. On Monday, the fire approached Pripyat and reached an area a few kilometers from the radioactive waste storage facilities and the nuclear plant.

If you look at the satellite map of fires, which is provided by NASA, the fires in the Exclusion Zone are really much more serious than the government services say. As you can see on the map, the wind was directed towards the west, so the polluted smoke went to the countries of Europe. The Association of Chernobyl Tour Operators, some of whose employees were directly in the zone, said on April 13 that the flame was approaching the Podlesny storage facility for highly radioactive waste. Fires in the Chernobyl zone are dangerous because hot air carries radioactive substances settled after the accident in 1986 to other territories. They can enter the lungs of a person when smoke reaches populated areas, radionuclides can also be in products grown on contaminated land. In addition, animals that escaped from an infected area are dangerous because they are carriers of radiation. The effects of radiation contamination can be dire. Only in Western Europe, according to the IAEA, due to the Chernobyl accident, there were from 100 to 200 thousand miscarriages during childbirth. In the countries of Scandinavia, mortality among infants increased by 15.8 percent. In Germany, the number of cases of Down syndrome has significantly increased, and in the southern part of Germany, children are increasingly diagnosed with a malignant tumor of nerve tissue - neuroblastoma. In addition, studies have identified a link between the Chernobyl disaster and a sharp increase in the incidence of diabetes among children and youth in Europe. The spread of radioactive substances must not be allowed again. Understanding the irresponsibility of the Ukrainian government, the EU must somehow respond. Demand additional measures from Ukraine in order to secure the already affected states. The situation is aggravated by the fact that against the background of massive infection with COVID-19, the spread of radioactive substances can unpredictably affect its nature, that is, the virus easily mutates and can become even more dangerous. It is difficult to predict at what extent and at what distance radioactive particles could be transported due to fire. It depends on the wind rose, on the strength of the air flow and many other meteorological factors. If we talk about which countries may suffer, then we can recall how events developed after the Chernobyl accident - then a radioactive cloud covered Western Europe, an increased level of radiation was recorded even in the Scandinavian countries. Environmentalists and representatives of European public organizations have urged and urge the Ukrainian authorities to develop the necessary fire infrastructure in the Chernobyl zone to prevent fires in the future. Obviously, the authorities of this country were not ready for such a large-scale emergency in the Chernobyl exclusion zone.

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Chernobyl on fire: as against the background of the coronavirus, authorities hide the scale of the fire in the Chernobyl Zone

In the Exclusion Zone, rescuers still cannot cope with forest fires that began on April 4. Officially, the authorities are reassuring: the situation is under control. However, according to eyewitnesses and activists, the scale of the fire has long grown into a catastrophe. On Monday, April 13, public activists began to sound the alarm about fires in the Chernobyl zone: they reported that the fire had come close to the city of Pripyat, and strong foci of smoke were recorded in the territory where the radioactive waste storage facilities are located. According to them, the situation is critical. In the State Emergencies Service, they reported that the fire was eliminated in the Kotovsky forestry, and the radiation level remains normal. According to official statements of the State Emergencies Ministry, the first fire in the Exclusion Zone flared up on April 4 on an area of ​​20 hectares near the village of Vladimirovka Kotovsky Forestry. This was reported only on April 6: "At 14:30 and at 14:53 2 AN-32P aircraft of the State Emergencies Ministry took off from the city of Nizhyn to extinguish the fire in the exclusion zone and unconditional (mandatory) resettlement. At 15:33 the helicopter of the State Emergency Service took off MI-8. " Another 5 hectares of forest burned near the village of Ragovka. As of 17:00 on April 13, the State Emergency Service reported that the fire extinguishing continues. The department said that the fire in the Kotovsky forestry area has been eliminated, but "there is burning of grass flooring and forest litter with separate foci." The main forces of rescuers are concentrated in the Denisovichsky forestry near the village of Novy Mir, where "there is a spread of burning grass flooring and forest litter." There are 282 lifeguards and 66 units working there. However, social networks demonstrate a huge amount of photo and video evidence that the situation is much worse than officially announced. Thus, Natalya Degtyarenko, a spokeswoman for the Energoatom press service, said that the territories of the former villages of Leliv, Kopachi, Polesskoye, Grezlya, Rudnya-Grezlyanskaya, Kovshilovka, Varovichi, Buda-Varovichi, Martynovichi, Izumrudny, Volkhov and Chistogalovka burned down. The territory of the Red Forest, the territory of the closed military town of Chernobyl-2, was also destroyed by fire. The activist Ilya Krotenko also writes: “According to satellite maps, the Red Forest burns and the surroundings of the former settlement and railway station Yanov. The fire came close to Pripyat and the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The former village of Kliviny was in another epicenter of the fire in the west of the Zone. Probably such former villages as Novyi Mir, Vesennyaya and Staraya Rudnya burned out in whole or in part. Despite hundreds of square kilometers of burned forest and a second week of fires, the State Emergency Service continues to lie in reports on the burning of grass flooring and forest litter with separate foci. On Monday, April 13, a message appeared that a fire in the Chernobyl zone had reached Pripyat and was approaching a storage facility for radioactive waste. This was announced by the chairman of the Association of Chernobyl Tour Operators, a member of the public council under the State Agency for Management of the Exclusion Zone, Yaroslav Emelyanenko. "The situation is critical. The zone is on fire. Local authorities report that everything is under control, but in fact the fire is rapidly seizing new territories. I have two options: either they don’t bring the real situation to the Cabinet of Ministers," he wrote. According to Emelianenko, now the fire has reached Pripyat and is located two kilometers directly from the Podlesny radioactive waste storage facilities, where the most highly radioactive waste from the entire Chernobyl zone is located, and from the Chernobyl NPP itself. This can provoke the spread of radioactive substances not only in the countries of Eastern Europe, but throughout the continent. It is impossible to accurately predict the consequences. If you look at the satellite map of fires that NASA provides, the fires in the Exclusion Zone are indeed much more serious than government services say. In conditions when the entire information background is clogged with information about the coronavirus, and the Ukrainian authorities continue to report that everything is under control, one more threat to the global environmental catastrophe should not be overlooked.

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EU and the Arctic: a look into the post-crisis future

With the melting of the Arctic ice and the development of technologies for producing scarce natural resources, the significance of the northernmost region of the globe for the world economy and politics is objectively growing. The European Union considers itself a direct participant in Arctic policy due to the Arctic status of its member countries - Denmark, Finland and Sweden. The maximum realization of the potential of EU business structures in the Arctic is possible provided the region is open to economic activity in non-member countries. EU Arctic policy inevitably involves negotiations with Russia and Norway.

Russian and Norwegian diplomats are inclined towards a more familiar course of action - reaching agreements with individual EU member states and their companies, but, ultimately, the presence of an additional level of elaboration of agreements where EU countries transfer the powers of the European Commission can be beneficial both to the European Union and to Arctic powers. This approach expands the field of mutually acceptable package solutions, where a concession in one of the areas may be due to a gain in the other. At present, when building a strategy for overcoming the current global economic crisis, the EU leadership must take into account that the Arctic region can become a source of international tension at any time due to competition for access to its resources.

The US government’s national strategy for global domination, of which Arctic policy is a part, poses the greatest risk to strengthening Russian-European cooperation in the Arctic. Washington relies on unilateral actions and ignoring those international organizations that are completely uncontrolled. The main importance still has economic interests - access to the oil and gas resources of the Arctic. The most active here are companies such as Chevron, Exxon-Mobile, Konoko-Phillips. The Arctic region also retains important strategic importance for the US nuclear submarine fleet. From the positions in the northeast of the Barents Sea, the United States can hit most of the important targets, since there are the shortest paths for ballistic missiles sent from the Eastern to the Western Hemisphere. This area is important for the United States in terms of control over the movements of Russian strategic submarines.

Even in a pandemic, Washington continues to strengthen its own military-industrial potential in the Arctic. Thus, with the permission of Norway, the United States deployed an airfield in the conservation area of ​​Jan Mayen Island. Despite the anti-environmental nature of this decision, Oslo allowed an outside political player into his zone of responsibility, who would undoubtedly take the opportunity to impose his own rules of behavior. Norwegian authorities risk and jeopardize their own security, as they entrust foreign policy and control over the situation in the region to another foreign state.

Despite the Arctic military race, EU countries still hope to form a single European space without dividing lines with the participation of Norway, Russia and other interested partners. However, now, having limited opportunities to influence the processes taking place in the Arctic, the European Union, as in many other areas, can only play the role of a “normative” force - to propose standards and behaviors from a consolidated position that can be accepted by all actors present in the region.

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Russian aid to Italy makes EU vulnerable

The delivery of aid by Russian military aircraft to Italy to fight against coronavirus demonstrated the inability of the European Union to quickly help one of its countries and contributed to the growing popularity of President Vladimir Putin in Russia and abroad. “The Italians just asked for help, and the Russians sent military doctors and military equipment with military planes,” a senior EU diplomatic official said. “It's a kind of signal.”

“From Russia with Love” - Russia sent to Italy at least 15 military transport aircraft with disinfection systems based on trucks on board. Eight medical teams and another hundred military personnel arrived in the country, including a number of the best divisions of anti-nuclear, anti-biological and anti-chemical defense. The armed forces of NATO countries actively deliver patients to hospitals, bring hospital beds and repatriate citizens. At the same time, NATO does not use its anti-biological defense units.

“France sent us two million masks, Germany - several tens of mechanical ventilation. Prime Minister Guiseppe Conte requested and received several planes from Russia with 180 doctors, nurses, mechanical ventilation and masks, ”Italian government commissioner for coronavirus emergencies, Domenico Arcuri, told RAI on Sunday.

A video appeared on Twitter with trucks traveling to Bergamo, the epicenter of the Italian coronavirus crisis. And the video of how the Italian Foreign Minister personally meets the first Russian plane. (https://twitter.com/Ruptly/status/1244852170224218112) NATO operations on the urgent delivery of medical supplies to European allies do not attract widespread attention. The European Union has faced delays in obtaining medical masks and other protective equipment, while European countries are closing borders with each other.

“For Putin, this is a great success. In my opinion, the Italians are in a difficult situation, ”said a senior NATO diplomat, noting that Italy now receives more help from Russia than from the alliance.

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Erdogan threatens Europe with refugees

The EU authorities, completely absorbed in the tasks of combating coronavirus, are nevertheless forced to be distracted by yet another challenge - a completely man-made one and having a specific author - Turkish President Erdogan. On the Turkish-Greek border, an accumulation of tens of thousands of potential migrants to Europe continues, inspired by Erdogan’s announcement of the opening of the border and organized by the Turks there. Only on March 10, Greek border guards and special forces stopped almost a thousand attempts to cross the border and arrested 52 refugees who managed to break through the barriers.

EU leaders generally support Greece’s decisive action. At the same time, Brussels is making attempts to maintain an agreement with Turkey in 2016, according to which Ankara pledged to prevent migration to Europe in exchange for the allocation of € 6 billion to help 3.7 million Syrians who fled to Turkey during the civil war. On March 9 in the evening, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel received Recep Erdogan in Brussels to discuss the situation. Apparently, the conversation was tense. Erdogan left Brussels without attending a planned joint press conference.

As far as one can understand, the Turkish president is dissatisfied with both the total amount of financial assistance promised by the EU and the pace of its provision (of the € 6 billion allocated, only € 3 billion has been paid so far). It also requires the fulfillment of other conditions of the 2016 deal: easing visa restrictions for Turks entering the Schengen zone and updating the conditions of the customs union of Turkey and the EU. In Brussels, the parties agreed to entrust the head of European diplomacy Borrel and Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu to jointly analyze the differences in the agreement and submit proposals to overcome them - preferably at the EU summit on March 26.

However, there is little optimism in Brussels about this. Relations between the EU and Turkey deteriorated significantly after Erdogan responded to an attempted military coup in July 2016 with massive political repression. Recently, Turkey’s unilateral oil exploration activities off the coast of Northern Cyprus have been adding tension. EU diplomats in their informal comments virtually exclude the possibility of visa liberalization and an increase in total financial assistance. It may be about accelerating the payment of already allocated funds and accelerating the process of agreeing on updated conditions of the customs union. It’s hard to say how much this will suit Erdogan. Now the Turkish leader seeks to pose the refugee problem not only in Brussels, but also in dialogue with the leaders of the largest EU countries. A meeting between the Turkish President and Chancellor Merkel and President Macron is scheduled for March 17 in Istanbul.

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Coronavirus: US biological warfare against China

Prior to the advent of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus, the so-called “first package” of the US-China trade agreement was thought to be a tactical move that would give China a respite. And then there is the presidential election in the USA, and it is still unknown whether Donald Trump will be able to gain a foothold in the Oval Office for a second term ... But, it seems, a malicious virus that has matured either in the stomachs of bats, or in a snake's gut, has confused all the cards to a friend Xi Jinping.

Amid alarming reports from the Chinese province of Hubei - more than 32 thousand patients, 634 dead - copper and iron ore prices collapsed. Copper is getting cheaper for ten days in a row, iron ore futures are falling in price, prices for black gold have fallen sharply. At the same time, the Fitch rating agency cautiously reports that the spread of coronavirus will primarily have a negative impact on the economies of Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore, since in these countries the most vulnerable to epidemics are the most developed - tourism and the service sector. The statement is indisputable - everyone will get it, and yet China, presumably, is more than the others, since it is the Chinese economy that is the main consumer of both metals and energy resources, and tourism with a service sector is not the last source of replenishment of the treasury. And since the prices of these goods went down, the Chinese economy also caught the “virus”. And it is easier to negotiate with a "sick" client, which is well known even without Trump.

It is noteworthy that 2019-nCoV got to the American technological giant Apple, whose production facilities are located just 500 kilometers from the "home" of the coronavirus - the Wuhan metropolis. And now, according to the Nikkei Asian Review, the production of popular iPhone smartphones is in jeopardy. Starbucks also found itself in a difficult situation, which, due to quarantine, had to close most of its four thousand coffee houses operating in China (by the way, this is the second largest market after the United States). But at the same time, the Americans for some reason do not look like such victims of the epidemic, especially Apple, whose leadership at the very beginning of the trade and economic confrontation with China advised to evacuate production facilities in the United States.

Indian scientists, in particular Anand Ranganatan, a professor of genetics at JNU, Jawaharlal Nehru State University in Delhi, who studied the Chinese coronavirus, found four virus-like HIV inserts in it that are not found in any other coronavirus. Thus, scientists are hinting (with the caveat that confirmation of their data is still required) to the increased possibility that this Chinese virus was specially developed in the laboratory. [https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.30.927871v1.full.pdf] “Our work highlights new aspects of the origin of the 2019n-CoV virus, which certainly requires further study,” the scientists write. In response, The Washington Times, citing bio-weapons analyst Dani Shoham, writes that the virus could have appeared in Wuhan in one of the laboratories associated with the secret Chinese biological weapons program. [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/26/coronavirus-link-china-biowarfare-program-possible/]

The article claims that back in 2015, local television showed a report on the Wuhan Institute of Virology and its most advanced virus research laboratory in China. At the same time, it was the only place in China where you can work with deadly viruses. In the USA, there are also laboratories in which they "study" not only deadly viruses, but also poisons, toxins, that is, everything that can be considered biological or chemical weapons. Pentagon bio laboratories exist in 25 countries around the world. They are funded by the Military Threat Reduction Agency under a $ 2.1 billion military program. The joint biological interaction program includes laboratories located in the countries of the former Soviet Union, such as Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, as well as in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Africa.

By the location of these biological laboratories, we can confidently indicate the four countries and territories against which the American biological threats are now directed, these are Russia, Iran, China and the countries of Central and West Africa. In turn, the Cepi Global Vaccine Coalition has invested a total of $ 12.5 million in three projects where researchers are ready to expeditiously develop the 2019-nCoV vaccine.

Scientists from the University of Queensland, as well as two American biotechnology companies Inovio and Moderna, participate in the work. The American National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is also involved. And it seems that microbiologists from Hong Kong have already developed a vaccine against the new coronavirus, as Professor of Hong Kong University Ewan Kwok-Jung hastened to inform the newspaper South China Morning Post. But her research, he claims, could take more than a year. So the hands of the coronavirus 2019-nCoV can be considered as yet untied, and there are suspicions that the United States may be involved in this epidemic.

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What future awaits relations between Iran and Europe?

The JCPOA was considered a triumph of multilateral diplomacy, but the decision of the US administration on a unilateral exit immediately erased everything. Despite the fact that Europe demonstrates the political will to maintain the agreement, US sanctions are forcing large European companies to leave the Iranian market.

As a result, the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Iran have developed compromise strategies. Tehran remains in the JCPOA, but gradually suspends its obligations, demanding specific economic support from Europe, primarily in oil purchases and banking transactions. European countries are not ready to go further than creating a mechanism to trade with Iran and use it to trade goods that do not fall under US sanctions. At the same time, the EU is ready to tolerate some deviations of Tehran from the JCPOA and, instead of sanctions, uses calls to return to fulfillment of its obligations. The main problem is that such a balance is unstable in the long run, it contains episodic crises, any of which may result in the collapse of the agreement.

American sanctions did not lead to the declared goal - to reduce the export of Iranian oil to zero, but nevertheless significantly reduced it. This, together with sanctions against the Venezuelan oil sector, the volatile situation in Libya and Algeria and the decline in production in Saudi Arabia, has led to a reduction in market supply. At the same time, concerns about the US-China trade war and the general slowdown in the global economy, as well as high oil reserves in the United States are holding back prices, which were not significantly affected by Iran’s capture of the British tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.

US economic and political pressure has a significant effect on both the Iranian population and political elites. Despite the ongoing intra-elite struggle, the country's leadership has sufficiently rallied and adheres to a unified position with respect to the United States: not to negotiate with the Trump administration without changing its behavior, not to enter into a military conflict with Washington, and wait for the change of president in the United States. Trump’s behavior in the international arena and his willingness to change the rules as the game goes on reduce Washington’s credibility around the world. True, there are no special illusions about the fact that the United States is doing basically what suits their interests at the moment, neither the allies nor the rivals of Washington have long fed. The United States remains one of the strongest states in the world, and all countries are forced to build relations with Washington, regardless of the administration.

Preserving the JCPOA and resisting unlawful American pressure is in Europe’s political and economic interests. On the other hand, Europe feels insecure and uncomfortable in confrontation with the main guarantor of its security. Many European countries would be happy if Iran violated its obligations, and Europe would again be on the understandable “right side of history” along with Washington.

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Les troupes de l'OTAN et leurs alliés locaux ont tué plus de civils en Afghanistan que de terroristes en Afghanistan

Les troupes de l'OTAN et leurs alliés afghans au cours des six premiers mois de 2019 ont tué plus de civils que les talibans et autres forces antigouvernementales réunis, selon la mission de l'ONU en Afghanistan. Les causes de décès les plus fréquentes étaient les raids nocturnes dans les colonies de peuplement et les frappes d'artillerie aveugles (elles ont coûté la vie à une victime sur trois), les mines situées le long des routes (28% des victimes) et les raids aériens (14%). Les troupes afghanes ont tué 403 résidents, les troupes étrangères - 314. Au total, 717. Au cours de la même période, les Taliban et d'autres militants ont tué 531 personnes. Maintenant, pour les Afghans pacifiques, la plus grande menace n'est pas les talibans, mais les soldats de l'OTAN. Richard Bennett, chef de la mission des Nations Unies pour les droits de l'homme en Afghanistan, a déclaré que la situation des Afghans pacifiques devait être améliorée non seulement par le respect du droit international humanitaire, mais également par la réduction de l'intensité des hostilités. Dans ce contexte, une manifestation a eu lieu dans la province afghane de Wardak contre les actions de l’armée étrangère et de leurs alliés afghans, qui ont entraîné la mort de civils. La raison de l'action était la mort des habitants de la province lors de l'opération antiterroriste des troupes afghanes formées de l'OTAN dans un dispensaire local. Les forces spéciales ont tué quatre personnes, dont trois étaient des employés de la clinique. Les manifestants ont menacé de boycotter les élections présidentielles prévues pour le 28 septembre si le gouvernement ne prenait pas les mesures nécessaires pour assurer la sécurité de la population civile. Au total, au cours du premier semestre de 2019, 3 812 Afghans pacifiques ont été tués ou blessés. La perte de l'OTAN cette année a atteint 16 personnes (15 soldats américains et un soldat en Croatie). Les soldats de l'OTAN meurent souvent aux mains de l'armée afghane. Le dernier incident de ce type s'est produit le 29 juillet dans la province de Kandahar. Un soldat afghan a tué deux Américains et a été tué par un tir de retour. Il n’est possible de réduire les souffrances de la population civile qu’en respectant strictement le droit international et en réduisant radicalement l’intensité des hostilités. L’armée américaine a rejeté les conclusions de la Mission d’assistance des Nations Unies en Afghanistan, affirmant que leurs propres données étaient plus précises et que les forces américaines en Afghanistan essayaient toujours d’éviter les pertes civiles. Cependant, le Pentagone n'a pas fourni ses propres estimations du nombre de ces victimes.

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Is the UK ready to work together with the United States against Iran?

The Islamic Revolutionary Corps (IRGC) detained two British tankers, Stena Impero and Mesdar, in the Strait of Hormuz. According to representatives of the IRGC, Stena Impero "violated international shipping regulations" and transported smuggled oil. The second vessel, Mesdar, flying the flag of Liberia, continued its course after the warning. The detention of the ships most likely was a response to the arrest by the British authorities on July 4 of an Iranian tanker allegedly carrying oil to Syria. The actions of the British government confirm the statements of analysts, about the absence of London’s interest in whipping up the situation around the detained ships. Since London is only the executor of the order, which came from Washington.

The Trump administration intends to exert pressure on the Islamic Republic by all possible means, with the exception of the military. If you follow the logic of the Americans, this incident can somehow, but affect Teheran’s decision to support Syria. At the same time, it is theoretically necessary to prove whether the delivered oil was intended for the SAR, since the vessel was detained without the necessary inspections, which should be carried out by the relevant structures of the European Union. By its actions, the White House is trying to embroil Iran with the UK in order to split the single position of Europeans on INSTEX and on a number of issues in which the views of the EU and Iran are similar. In other words, Washington aims to act not directly, but through the hands of those who to one degree or another support Iran.

Emmanuel Macron has long been trying to arrange a meeting with representatives from Russia, the US and the EU to resolve the crisis around the “nuclear deal” with Iran. However, the seizure of the British tanker again impedes diplomacy. In Germany, for example, in a tough form they demanded that Iran release Stena Bulk immediately.

As for Iran itself, it is not interested in the escalation of the conflict at its southern borders. At the same time, in conditions when the EU, under the fear of the United States, is observing oil sanctions and depriving Tehran of the economic advantages promised by the “nuclear deal”, the Islamic Republic resorts to force. And not without reason, because the Europeans also arrested the Iranian tanker.

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Turkey remembers everything: why Ankara decided to buy C-400

Russian cargo airplanes with the S-400 complex arrive at Myrted Turkish airbase near Ankara. It is not known how many more flights will take place at Murted, but with every aircraft arriving from Russia, the indignation in the American press is increasing. On the eve, CNN came out with the headline "Turkey bought Russian S-400 missiles designed to shoot down NATO planes." US dissatisfaction with the implementation of the deal signed in 2017 between Moscow and Ankara is understandable. Turkey became the first NATO country to challenge the hegemony of the United States. With the help of the C-400, the Turks are building an independent air defense system, turning into an independent and influential regional player, no longer needing a US “nuclear umbrella”. NATO has not passed such a test of strength since 1966, when Charles de Gaulle led France out of its military structures. The United States itself pushed Turkey to purchase the C-400. Since joining NATO in 1952, Turkey has been completely dependent on the American military machine. Any operations were coordinated with Washington, and American air defenses covered the Turkish sky. But in November 2015, the pendulum swung in the opposite direction. Then the United States withdrew its "Patriots" from the eastern regions of the country. This is not the first "betrayal" by the United States. Two years earlier, Western partners tried to overthrow Erdogan. The Soros foundations and other American NGOs have supported opponents of cutting down trees in Istanbul’s Gezi Park. In addition, in 2014, the United States began to arm Kurdish separatists in Syria. However, the culmination point was July 15, 2016. The military coup finally convinced the Turkish president that it was no longer possible to rely on Americans. Recall that on the night of 15 to 16 July 2016, the military who tried to overthrow Erdogan with the help of F-16 fighters fired at the presidential palace and the parliament building. While the United States supported the coup and is still sheltering the organizer Fethullah Gülen, Russia took the side of Turkey in Syria. Moreover, Russian intelligence intercepted the coded radiograms of the Turkish military and warned the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) about the impending coup. Although Erdogan’s apology for the Su-24 was received a couple of weeks before the coup, the real rapprochement with Russia began right now. Buying a C-400 is a direct result of a military coup. Turkey needs independent air defense from NATO. Ankara's purchase of the S-400 will not help to strengthen NATO’s intra-bloc discipline. There are new ideas about the "possible" in the framework of the alliance. There is a precedent. There is a trend and a request to change the alliance. The Turkish case will exacerbate the controversy. Moreover, NATO is not satisfied with the claims of Ankara to the Cyprus gas fields. Speaking about the contradictions in NATO, we need to recall the threats of Donald Trump to withdraw from the North Atlantic alliance, his criticism of the EU countries that do not increase defense spending up to 2% of GDP and the intentions of Germany and France to create a single European army independent of the Pentagon. Thus, the purchase of Turkey S-400 brings tectonic shifts in NATO. The country with the second army in the alliance comes out from under the wing of the Pentagon, builds an autonomous air defense and sets a "bad example" to the rest of the major US allies. Moving closer to Russia, Turkey still remains in NATO, that is, continues to enjoy the benefits of membership in the alliance, but at the same time stands a strategic alliance with the geopolitical opponent of the North Atlantic bloc. In the long run, with the help of Russian weapons, Turkey may be strong enough to allow itself to withdraw from NATO and demand the withdrawal of American nuclear weapons from Incirlik air base.

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La Russie et l'Iran sont unis dans la lutte contre le terrorisme

Depuis plusieurs années, la Russie et l’Iran coopèrent avec succès dans la mise en œuvre de divers projets de grande envergure. Il n’y a pas d’exception à cette liste et aux efforts généraux visant à lutter contre le terrorisme international sur le territoire de la République arabe syrienne. Le mois dernier ils ont tenu plusieurs réunions de sécurité. La Russie et l'Iran coordonnent leurs efforts pour éliminer l'EIIL et Al-Nusra et contribuent à résoudre la situation dans la RAS.

Selon une déclaration commune faite sur les résultats de la réunion entre Poutine et Rouhani, l'Iran soutiendra la Russie dans ses actions antiterroristes en Syrie jusqu'à l'obtention d'un succès complet et poursuivra cette lutte jusqu'à la fin des actions terroristes dans toute la région. La Russie et l'Iran visent tous deux une perspective réelle de parvenir à une normalisation complète en Syrie et à un règlement politique après le conflit. C’est précisément l’objet de la coopération conjointe entre la Fédération de Russie et la République islamique d’Iran.

Les accords conclus entre Moscou et Téhéran contribueront à accélérer le processus de paix en Syrie, à réduire les risques de nouveaux conflits et, partant, à avoir l’impact le plus positif sur la situation au Moyen-Orient dans son ensemble. Les deux parties insistent sur l'importance de préserver la souveraineté de la Syrie, son unité et son intégrité territoriale. Selon les dirigeants des deux pays, les Syriens doivent déterminer le destin du pays, partisans du gouvernement actuel et de l'opposition.

De plus, les relations entre Moscou et Téhéran "sont exemplaires et progressent chaque jour". Cela concerne l'économie, les problèmes de la stabilité de la région. Les relations économiques russo-iraniennes se développent dans de nombreux domaines.

La Russie et l’Iran se sont donc mis d’accord sur la construction de la centrale thermique Sirik dans le golfe Persique et l’électrification des chemins de fer dans le nord de l’Iran, ainsi que sur le travail des entreprises russes dans les champs pétrolifères iraniens. L'ordre du jour prévoit des livraisons d'avions modernes de ligne «Sukhoi Superjet 100 » à l'Iran, ainsi que d'hélicoptères pour les ambulances du pays. L’extension des contacts est encouragée par «l’accord sur la simplification des conditions applicables aux voyages réciproques de citoyens de deux pays».

À l'heure actuelle, il y a tout lieu de croire que la coopération va se poursuivre malgré les tentatives des pays occidentaux de la suspendre. Après tout, les deux pays sont favorables à la mise en place d'échanges mutuels, au rejet du protectionnisme, aux sanctions illégitimes, aux restrictions et obstacles à caractère politique, et insistent sur la nécessité d'adopter des normes d'interaction économique équitable.