Turkey’s Erdoğan wins again – POLITICO
admin Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set for another five years as Turkey’s president after winning a divisive election that at one point seemed to threaten his hold on power. The 69-year-old,…
What Erdoğan does next – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. After two decades in power, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan consolidated his dominance over Turkish politics with victory in Sunday’s presidential…
Erdoğan finds a scapegoat in Turkey’s election: LGBTQ+ people – POLITICO
ISTANBUL — To President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey’s LGBTQ+ community represents “deviant structures” and a “virus of heresy.” In the run-up to Sunday’s too-close-to-call election, he has ramped up his…
Who are the bad guys? Police brutality shapes Greek election – POLITICO
ATHENS — The biggest crime in Greece? The state of the police force. That’s according to opposition politicians, who are putting security and law enforcement center-stage ahead of this month’s…
And the Oscar for being snubbed goes to … Ukraine – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. KYIV — For Ukrainians, this year’s Oscars left a bitter taste in the mouth. For the second time in…
You don’t scare us … anymore – POLITICO
BRUSSELS — The EU was "scared" of Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon during the European parliamentary election in 2019 — but those fears are gone ahead of the…
Can Putin win? – POLITICO
“I am wicked and scary with claws and teeth,” Vladimir Putin reportedly warned David Cameron when the then-British prime minister pressed him about the use of chemical weapons by Russia’s ally…
Heads roll in Ukraine graft purge, but defense chief Reznikov rejects rumors he’s out – POLITICO
KYIV — Heads are rolling in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s expanding purge against corruption in Ukraine, but Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov is denying rumors that he’s destined for the exit —…
Luke Skywalker to sell signed Star Wars posters for Ukraine: May the funds be with you! – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Love Star Wars? Hate Vladimir Putin? Then there’s good news as Luke Skywalker is to start selling signed posters…
Manpower will be crucial for Russia to mount a spring offensive – POLITICO
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. It appears it’s only a matter of time before the Kremlin orders another draft to replenish its depleted ranks and make up…
