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Putin is game playing with Easter truce offer
Again…
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Timothy Ash
A fools guide to Putin and Ukraine
Hoping Steve Witkoff reads this
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Trade wars thru a geopolitical prism
Markets are still trying to come to terms over what has been an extraordinary week, following Trump’s Liberation Day announcements of huge tariff…
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Timothy Ash
Reflections from Istanbul
I spent the last few days in Istanbul and Ankara meeting with journalists, analysts, diplomats, business leaders, policy makers, friends and contacts.
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March 2025

Ukraine would be signing away its sovereignty by accepting the US minerals deal
If you thought the first U.S.
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Ukraine peace talks - Trump blew a winning hand
Two months into the Trump presidency and the question is where exactly are we in terms of peace talks over the war in Ukraine which Trump said he could…
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Turkiye - durability in times of crisis
Political events in Türkiye over the past week has shook Turkish markets.
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Russia - blood money
Markets, or at least the media, seems to be awash with stories about investors desperate to put money back to work in Russian markets, see the FT piece…
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Imamoglu’s arrest raises numerous red flags
But the CBRT will respond in an orthodox fashion
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Trump delivers on Putin’s plan to ensure Ukraine fails
Trump’s peace plan is proceeding at breakneck pace but the problem is that it is Ukraine’s neck that is on the line here.
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Frozen RU assets - will Europe ever wake up?
It’s interesting to see various Western politicians warming to the idea of seizing Russian assets, after their exit from office.
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The US has switched sides
Ukraine has already figured that out
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