Turkish troops moved their positions forward to a buffer zone in Cyprus ahead of a meeting between Cyprus President and Turkish Cypriot leader. Between Feb. 1 and Feb. 12, Turkish army had advanced in the Strovilia area controlled by the United Nations (UN), a strip of land situated between the Dhekelia British base and the Turkish controlled areas, the newspaper said.Cyprus government said it had started working with the UN over escalating tensions after Turkey’s advance. Source Ahval
OPEC+ headed for a clash with the U.S. as more members rejected President Joe Biden’s call for the group to raise oil production faster and help reduce gasoline prices. On Monday, Kuwait said the cartel should stick with its plan to increase output gradually because oil markets were well-balanced. That followed similar statements from other key members in recent days, including Iraq, Algeria, Angola and Nigeria. Source Al Jazeera
“If a state buys (weaponry) from us, it’s no longer a Turkish product. It might be manufactured in Turkey, but it belongs to Ukraine,” Cavusoglu told reporters after meeting his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, on the margins of the G20 summit in Rome. “Turkey cannot be blamed for this,” he said. Source The Defence Post
Bulgaria has sent 350 additional military personnel to its border with Turkey amid rising migration levels. Defense Minister Georgi Panayotov told Bulgarian media that the troops were arriving to “support the border police”. Source EuroNews
