February 6, 2026

After years of looking at Turkey as a problem, the European Union is now viewing it as part of the solution, Politico reports.   As negotiations for peace in Ukraine gather momentum, Turkey’s potential role in the post-war order — particularly as a peacekeeper and regional powerbroker in the Black Sea —makes it a critical…

Reuters. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, said on Thursday (February 5) that there was progress and a positive movement forward in talks on a Ukraine peace deal.   “The warmongers from Europe, from Britain, are constantly trying to interfere with this process, constantly trying to meddle in it. And the more such attempts…