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By contrast, Turkish Ambassador Özügergin hit back that the 2019 deal should not have come as a shock to the Greeks, who had pushed for their own pipeline project with Cyprus and Israel, with the blessing of the U.S. — an alliance dubbed the 3+1....It is not clear whether Turkey will start commercial drilling in the contested zones soon, but Athens expects exploration within Libyan EEZ as a first step.

...“Turkey wants to lead us into a debate about all issues, not only demarcation,” said Syrigos from the ruling New Democracy party. “No government in Greece could ever accept that, it would fall the next day.” politico

Un modus operandi tipico della Turchia.

Questa volta la posta in gioco è alta.

Una piccola guerra può essere una risorsa per il presidente Erdogan.

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In May, King Abdullah said that Russia’s presence in southern Syria was a “source of calm” and warned that Iran and its proxies would fill any void left by its departure. “Unfortunately we’re looking at maybe an escalation of problems on our borders,” he said. Those concerns have also prompted Turkey to re-engage with the Assad government. MEE

Alla Turchia conviene sfruttare il fronte del Mediterraneo. Erdogan rosicchia punti importanti nei sondaggi ma non è abbastanza. Le ripercussioni per l'Italia sono sul dossier migranti-libia. C'è anche la questione dell'invio delle armi all'Ucraina. Cipro è tra i Paesi che possono fornire la tipologia richiesta. Il che complica il quadro.