By Vestnik Kavkaza
The US publication Bloomberg View reported today that Macedonia is becoming the new object of the conflict of interests of the US and Russia. A small country with a population of 2 million people is today in the focus of international media. But not so much because of the events themselves, but because of the political intrigues of the Western powers in events around the country. The Kremlin has accused the United States of escalating further conflict in the country, which has no relation to America, in order to change the regime, which is friendly to Russia, and Washington at the same time is accusing Moscow of cooperating with the corrupt government of Macedonia.
The events in Macedonia are unfolding against the backdrop of negotiations on the construction of a gas pipeline through Turkey in the future, and through the Balkan country. If the plan is implemented, and the Turkish Stream will still be running, then Europe will have no chance of overcoming its energy dependence on Russia. At the same time, the United States is beginning to lobby Greece to start competing with the 'Turkish Stream' project, which would allow gas to be transported from Azerbaijan. So Russia has every reason to accuse the West of attempting another coup to weaken Russia's position.
However, despite the obvious fact, Western analysts continue to stress that if any of the countries of the world is in changing mode, the reason for this becomes corruption, electoral fraud or limitation of freedom of the media. However, none of the European countries, the political leadership of which support the United States, has such changes in structure. Macedonia, which is under the threat of regime change by revolution, still skillfully defends its position. But do not forget that for the Western states sovereignty and the political will of a country does not mean anything in comparison with the economic benefits that can be obtained as a result of the destruction of the country from the inside.
The British publication The Guardian writes that Iran is trying to develop the country's economy after the errors of the former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The country's leadership claims that it can no longer afford cash payments to the entire population of the country. Since coming to power in 2013, Hassan Rouhani has sought to put the Iranian economy on its feet after the recession, which began in the country and is linked to inflation.
Ahmadinejad, who ruled the country from 2005 to 2013, was accused of inability to govern the country, as well as spending budget funds received from the sale of oil. After economic sanctions were imposed on Iran, the situation deteriorated sharply. That is why the current government is forced to abandon the financial benefits for the population. Besides the debt which remains after the departure of Ahmadinejad, the decline in oil prices has affected the fact that a significant portion of the working population have lost their jobs and the current government now has to improve the financial background and economic situation of the country by any means possible, as long as the sanctions remain imposed on the state.
The Washington Post writes today about the prospects for Erdogan in connection with the upcoming parliamentary elections. Despite the fact that the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey does not allow the President to participate in the parliamentary election race, the current President is actively campaigning for his Justice and Development Party. The main objective is to get Erdogan a super-majority, that is 400 people, and then there is the likelihood that Turkey will become a presidential republic.
According to analysts, the President’s party will not get 400 places in Parliament, but they can certainly get 330 of them. It is likely that Turkey will remain a parliamentary republic, but despite this, the influence of the current President Erdogan will not reduce. With regard to European countries, which are not in favor of Erdogan's policies, but are not able to influence the internal affairs of the country, as well as the country’s partnership with Russia.
