By Vestnik Kavkaza
The European edition of Business Insider wrote today about the Greek prime minister, who has defended Russia and accuses the West of hypocrisy, in an article "Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras condemns EU sanctions on Russia" The new leader of Greece has accused Brussels of hypocrisy over the sanctions that affect only Russia, but are not applied to the oligarchs who hold their financial assets abroad. According to Tsipras, in this case it is necessary to impose sanctions on all countries where there are Russian citizens. Greece is one of the first countries of the European Community to have openly condemned the actions of the West over sanctions against Russia. And this is due to the fact that Greece is also suffering from the sanctions, especially in the agricultural sector.
The New York Times writes today about Iran and its position on sanctions against its nuclear program, in "Khamenei Vows Firm Iranian Nuclear Stand, Warns on Gas Exports." Khamenei said that he is not afraid of sanctions from the West and would not tolerate further pressure from the United States. In addition, the Iranian spiritual leader found a lever of pressure on the countries campaigning for sanctions, and this thing is gas supplies. From the perspective of Iran, sanctions contradict the free spirit of the Iranian people and nullify all the achievements of the revolution. However, at the same time, Khamenei understands that pretty serious work must be done to ensure that Iran had the right to determine its own political course without pressure from the Western powers. Iran is a major supplier of oil and gas and can place many countries in dependence. Apparently, this is why the 5+1 Group is trying with all its means to come to an agreement which will satisfy all parties.
Another article in the American flagship newspaper is about the problems in Turkey related to the Kurds. In the article "Turkish Parliament Becomes Battleground for Kurdish Peace Process" it is reported that three decades of opposition Kurdish and Turkish official authorities may come to nothing because of the unwillingness of the Turkish government to solve the problems of its people. On Wednesday, the Turkish parliament will discuss a controversial bill to increase the powers of police officers, that does not satisfy the Kurdish Democratic People's Party, which is angered by mass arrests among the Kurdish population in southeastern Turkey.
In turn, Prime Minister Davutoglu said that no one has the right to dictate conditions to the legitimate authorities, even if its decisions do not always satisfy all the political players in the arena.
As for President Erdogan, since 2012 he has been in talks to end the military conflict in south-eastern Turkey. The democratization of this region is not going so successfully, because of the constant clashes between Kurdish rebels and the Turkish police.
