On the final day of their working trip, Russian experts engaged in lively debate where they discussed the potential for Russia-Turkey cooperation within BRICS and the SCO, as well as prospects for humanitarian collaboration.
🔵Institute of Strategic Thinking (SDE)
The institute hosted an expert discussion on Russian-Turkish cooperation. Participants examined the transformation of global governance institutions and Turkey's prospects following its status as a BRICS partner.
Next, at the Russian Center for Science and Culture (RCSC), a meeting took place where Russian and Turkish experts explored the issues of humanitarian cooperation between the two nations. They discussed the current state and future development of cultural, educational, and scientific ties. Additionally, specialists from the Primakov Center presented their projects aimed at fostering bilateral dialogue.
Finally, our delegation's suitcases brimmed with Turkish delights and pastila, threatening to exceed baggage limits. It seems that upon returning home, there will not only be meeting reports to share but also a tasting of Turkish delicacies!
On the final day of their working trip, Russian experts engaged in lively debate where they discussed the potential for Russia-Turkey cooperation within BRICS and the SCO, as well as prospects for humanitarian collaboration.
🔵Institute of Strategic Thinking (SDE)
The institute hosted an expert discussion on Russian-Turkish cooperation. Participants examined the transformation of global governance institutions and Turkey's prospects following its status as a BRICS partner.
Next, at the Russian Center for Science and Culture (RCSC), a meeting took place where Russian and Turkish experts explored the issues of humanitarian cooperation between the two nations. They discussed the current state and future development of cultural, educational, and scientific ties. Additionally, specialists from the Primakov Center presented their projects aimed at fostering bilateral dialogue.
Finally, our delegation's suitcases brimmed with Turkish delights and pastila, threatening to exceed baggage limits. It seems that upon returning home, there will not only be meeting reports to share but also a tasting of Turkish delicacies!
Telegram has become more interventionist over time, and has steadily increased its efforts to shut down these accounts. But this has also meant that the company has also engaged with lawmakers more generally, although it maintains that it doesn’t do so willingly. For instance, in September 2021, Telegram reportedly blocked a chat bot in support of (Putin critic) Alexei Navalny during Russia’s most recent parliamentary elections. Pavel Durov was quoted at the time saying that the company was obliged to follow a “legitimate” law of the land. He added that as Apple and Google both follow the law, to violate it would give both platforms a reason to boot the messenger from its stores. Telegram boasts 500 million users, who share information individually and in groups in relative security. But Telegram's use as a one-way broadcast channel — which followers can join but not reply to — means content from inauthentic accounts can easily reach large, captive and eager audiences. There was another possible development: Reuters also reported that Ukraine said that Belarus could soon join the invasion of Ukraine. However, the AFP, citing a Pentagon official, said the U.S. hasn’t yet seen evidence that Belarusian troops are in Ukraine. At this point, however, Durov had already been working on Telegram with his brother, and further planned a mobile-first social network with an explicit focus on anti-censorship. Later in April, he told TechCrunch that he had left Russia and had “no plans to go back,” saying that the nation was currently “incompatible with internet business at the moment.” He added later that he was looking for a country that matched his libertarian ideals to base his next startup. Some people used the platform to organize ahead of the storming of the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, and last month Senator Mark Warner sent a letter to Durov urging him to curb Russian information operations on Telegram.
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