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The Daily Roundup - Wednesday, June 24, 2020

President Trump and Turkish President Erdogan’s dealings are back in the spotlight after Bolton’s new book “The Room Where it Happened” was officially released. Jonathan Schanzer, the senior vice president at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a former terrorism finance analyst at the U.S. Treasury, joins the Greek Current to discuss the latest revelations in the book, the case against Halkbank, and President Trump’s Turkey problem. 

You can read the articles we discuss in the Daily Roundup here:

Op-ed in the Washington Post on Trump’s dealings with Turkey

The Biggest Sanctions-Evasion Scheme in Recent History

Trump's Turkey problem

Greece slams Turkey’s actions in Aegean, eastern Med

EU official vows to continue defending bloc’s ‘external border’

France calls on EU to discuss relationship with Turkey

First drive-through center for Covid tests in Xanthi

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