Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA - Following aftermath of powerful earthquakes which struck 11 southern provinces on Feb. 6.

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili at Presidential Complex.

US

WASHINGTON - White House to host briefing to discuss first anniversary of Ukraine war and US involvement and policy.

NEW YORK - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to take part in UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.

NEW YORK - UN General Assembly's emergency special session on war in Ukraine expected to conclude with vote on resolution.

OHIO - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to travel to East Palestine, site of Feb. 3 train derailment involving toxic chemicals.

UK

LONDON - Home Office to release quarterly immigration statistics.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - World Health Organization (WHO) to publish latest report on maternal mortality.

THE ECONOMY

LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to release inflation data for January.

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to release interest rate decision.

SPORTS

UK - Manchester United to host Barcelona in UEFA Europa League knockout playoff second leg match

SPECIAL REPORT

Biden faces rising headwinds on Ukraine aid 1 year after start of war

By Michael Hernandez

WASHINGTON (AA) - One year after Russia began its war against Ukraine, US President Joe Biden faces a difficult task: maintaining the aid that has proven vital to Ukraine's defense even as support from the American public wanes.

SPECIAL REPORT

Russian expats feel ostracized after Ukraine war

By Elena Teslova

MOSCOW (AA) - Russians living in Europe say their lives changed after Feb. 24, 2022, when Russia launched a "special operation" in Ukraine.

SPECIAL REPORT

One year into Ukraine war, how has UN used its tools?

By Betul Yuruk

UNITED NATIONS (AA) - As the war in Ukraine approaches its first anniversary with no end in sight, the veto power in the UN's most powerful body – the Security Council – has again become a tool for deadlock since one of its permanent members, Russia, is itself the aggressor, while the UN chief has played an important role in humanitarian diplomacy with support from Türkiye.

SPECIAL REPORT

Western sanctions hit modern Russian sectors hard

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Western sanctions on Russia due to its war on Ukraine impacted the country's modern sectors severely, according to Pavel Baev, a researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).

SPECIAL REPORT

Yearlong war in Ukraine forced over 8 million people to flee to Europe to seek refuge

By Talha Ozturk

BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) - As the war in Ukraine reaches its first anniversary with no end in sight, millions of people have been forced to flee their homes and seek refuge in the EU and neighboring countries since the start of the conflict last Feb. 24.

SPECIAL REPORT

One year after: How Ukraine war has changed Germany

By Oliver Towfigh Nia

BERLIN (AA) - War has been raging in Ukraine since February 24, 2022. It has caused unspeakable suffering, not only on the Ukrainian but also on the Russian side, and it has also profoundly changed Germany.

SPECIAL REPORT

British Army medic impressed by resilience of Turkish people following quakes

By Muhammed Enes Calli

KAHRAMANMARAS, Türkiye (AA) - British Army Airborne medics had some unforgettable experiences while treating earthquake victims at a medical treatment facility in Türkiye's Kahramanmaras province.

SPECIAL REPORT

West united and determined to give victory to Ukraine over Russia

By Ahmet Gencturk

ATHENS (AA) - As the devastating and bloody war in Ukraine increasingly seems like a war of attrition, analysts say the West is determined and united to give Ukraine a victory.

SPECIAL REPORT

War in Ukraine became excuse for Europe to delay green policies: Expert

By Burak Bir

LONDON (AA) - European policies on environment and climate change, also known as the European Green Deal, remain a key issue even amid the ongoing yearlong Russian war on Ukraine.