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MTK North-South, the Houthis switched to the Indian Ocean and Turkey’s participation in sanctions. Oleg Makarenko Posting in CHAT: Russia Proposed route of the international transport corridor “North-South” 1. How can Russia ensure trade with Asia, with the economic center of the planet? Russia can trade with China and East Asia via the Trans-Siberian Railway, BAM and the Northern Sea Route. But it is closer and more convenient to trade with South Asia through the Mediterranean Sea and the Suez Canal, where Western countries can create obstacles to Russian trade. However, we have a way to bypass Suez and develop a shorter and more convenient route from Russia to the Indian Ocean (link): “The New York Times calls the international North-South transport corridor one of the most important projects for realizing Moscow’s ambitions. " According to the publication, the new railway through Iran will become a key element in the implementation of Moscow’s plans “to finally divert attention from the West.” The project is a $1.7 billion railroad slated to begin this year. It will be the final link between Russia and Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf, providing easy access to commercial hubs such as Mumbai. As the publication notes, the ITC will become the most important factor in ensuring and accelerating the flow of imports to Russia, and will also significantly simplify the export of Russian natural resources, which are crucial for the country’s economy. The new railway will connect tracks between Iran and Azerbaijan in the north, and then with the Russian railway network. Upon completion, which is expected to take place in 2028, the transport corridor will stretch 7,200 km and will extend beyond the zone of Western sanctions. From Iranian points on the Persian Gulf coast, Russian businessmen will be able to easily reach India, as well as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Pakistan and other countries. Moreover, we are also talking about voting correctly. The Armenians chose Mr. Pashinyan with his program of subordination to the West. The result is the humiliation of the state, the loss of Karabakh, and the prospect of further territorial losses. Azerbaijanis preferred to be friends with Russia. Bottom line: everything is fine in Azerbaijan’s foreign policy now, and in the foreseeable future a very important transport corridor will also pass through Azerbaijan, which will also add international weight and money to the country. 2. Perhaps the Houthis will aggravate the problems of Israel and the United States. Now they intend to attack ships associated with their enemies that are sailing around Africa. They have the technical capabilities (link): Yemen's Houthi movement has announced its intention to attack Israel-bound ships that will sail through the Indian Ocean to the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa. The leader of the group, Abdel Malik al-Houthi, announced this on March 14 on the Al Masirah TV channel. “Our main goal is to expand the scope of the operation and reach those areas that the enemy considers safe. We are determined to prevent ships associated with the Israeli enemy from passing through the Indian Ocean to the Cape of Good Hope,” he said. A punitive operation in the Gaza Strip is becoming too expensive for the United States, but a significant part of American politicians is under Israeli control, so the United States cannot simply abandon this suitcase without a handle. This is a bad situation, first of all, for Israel itself. The US cannot pound its fist on the table to force Netanyahu to stop, so the point of no return is getting closer every month. At some point, the international community will force an intractable Israel to surrender, and I would not be surprised if the terms of the surrender turn out to be extremely unfavorable for Israel. 3. The United States has agreed with Turkey on cooperation on anti-Russian sanctions (link): This is a new scheme for the application of secondary US sanctions, under which foreign companies fall for relations with Russian companies. The Turkish newspaper Hürriyet writes about this without citing sources. According to the source, the scheme involves the US first notifying Turkey of companies that may be subject to sanctions for commercial activities with trade from the Russian Federation. Washington will later request information on this matter. Türkiye will have to conduct an investigation and then report its results. If necessary, appropriate measures will be taken. Prior to this, the United States immediately imposed sanctions against Turkish companies that collaborated or were suspected of commercial activities with Russia. At the same time, the Turkish side has not previously asked to conduct any investigation. I believe that in practice this will not change anything at all. The Turks will still sit in all places at once, remain in NATO, quietly hate the US, conduct secret negotiations with Russia and willingly do business with anyone who is willing to pay them. Oleg Makarenkohttps://dzen.ru Source link Source link