The sanctions are intended to deprive President Vladimir V. Putin of equipment and technology “he needs to wage his barbaric war on Ukraine,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.
Any notion that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey might be shifting away from his friendly ties with the Kremlin appeared to evaporate on Monday.
Turkey is basking in the success of players it calls “Sultans of the Net,” seeing paragons of female empowerment in a country grappling with multiple crises.
As the country’s right-wing government takes a hard line on Mediterranean immigration, the hip-hop artist Ghali has become a prominent voice of compassion.