(2020-03-10). Austria banning entry for people from Italy amid coronavirus outbreak — Chancellor Kurz. rt.com 
Austria is imposing a blanket ban on all people entering from Italy unless they have a medical certificate, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has proclaimed, though Austrians currently in Italy are strongly encouraged to return. | "There will be an entry ban for people [travelling] from Italy to Austria, with people who have a medical certificate being an exception," Kurz said on Tuesday, as cited by local media. | Meanwhile, Austrians who find themselves in Italy will be allowed to return, but "they must be kept in isolation for two weeks." | Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said police will scrutinize movement at the…
(2020-03-10). Polish govt cancels all mass events due to coronavirus. rt.com 
The government in Warsaw has decided to cancel all mass events due to the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday. "At this morning's meeting we took a decision to call off all mass events," Morawiecki told reporters. | The central European country, home to 38 million people, has reported 17 cases of the coronavirus. | Polish President Andrzej Duda has said he will not organize large campaign meetings in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus, raising questions over how the outbreak will affect the election due in May, Reuters reports. | The presidential election will decide wh…
(2020-03-10). Ankara to host migration summit, defies EU pressure to shut border. rt.com 
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he would not stop migrants trying to cross Turkey's border into Greece despite EU pressure to do so. He also announced a summit next week in Istanbul with European leaders to seek a solution to the crisis. | "Our proposal to Greece is to open the gates," he told reporters on his plane back to Turkey after discussing the migrant crisis on Monday in Brussels with top EU officials. "These people won't stay in Greece. Let them cross from Greece into other European countries," he said. | Erdogan said he would convene a summit in Istanbul on March 17 on the migrant issu…
(2020-03-10). Global stocks rally after biggest rout since 2008. rt.com 
Most of the world's stock markets rebounded on Tuesday following the worst crash since the 2008 financial crisis. | US stocks are leading the recovery, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 gaining around three percent during early trading on Wall Street. | European stocks are mixed, with London's FTSE up over two percent and Germany's DAX about one and a half percent higher. France's CAC bucked the trend, trading over 10 percent lower as of 2: 00pm GMT. | Asian stocks finished strong, with the Shanghai Composite closing 1.82 percent higher, Hong Kong's Hang Seng gaining 1.41 percent and Japan's…
(2020-03-10). Libya's eastern commander Haftar committed to signing ceasefire — France. rt.com 
Libya's eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar has told France's president he will sign a ceasefire and stick to it if militias backed by the internationally recognized government respect it, Reuters reported, citing a French presidency official. | "Marshal Haftar assured [us] that he was committed to signing the ceasefire but this commitment would cease if the militias do not respect it," the official said late on Monday after Haftar met President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. | Despite a peace conference held in Berlin in January, violence has increased in Libya. The Libyan National Army led by Haftar and for…
(2020-03-10). Testimony of a surgeon working in Bergamo, in the heart of Italy's coronavirus outbreak. mronline.org 
In one of the non-stop e-mails that I receive from my hospital administration on a more than daily basis, there was a paragraph on "how to be responsible on social media", with some recommendations that we all can agree on. |
(2020-03-10). Coronavirus death toll in Italy jumps to 631 from 463 in a day, 10,000+ cases throughout the country. rt.com 
Another 168 people in Italy have died of the COVID-19 coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 631, while the total number of cases rose by over ten percent to 10,149. The entire country is locked down in quarantine. | Tuesday's jump in the deaths, from the previous record of 463, represents a 36 percent rise and the largest in absolute numbers since the infection was first noticed on February 21, the Civil Protection Agency said. | Some 877 patients were in intensive care, up from 733 on Monday. The number of patients who recovered has also risen, however, and stood at 1,004 on Tuesday as opposed to 724 the da…
(2020-03-10). Italy Is Now a Red Zone: Student at Bocconi U. Describes Strict Measures Taken to Contain COVID-19. democracynow.org 
The entire country of Italy has been placed on lockdown in an attempt to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, impacting 60 million people. People in the nationwide Red Zone will only be allowed to travel for work, medical reasons or emergencies until early next month. All schools and universities will also remain closed, major sporting events are suspended, and airline passengers now have to justify their reasons for traveling. We go to Italy to speak with Romy Kool, an international student at Bocconi University in Milan, where courses are now being taught online amid the coronavirus outbreak. We are als…
(2020-03-10). Is it really caring? Pope Francis tells clergy to go to sick people, defying Italy's coronavirus lockdown. rt.com 
As Italy scrambles to enact strict quarantine measures to stem the rampant spread of the coronavirus, Pope Francis is issuing a very different directive to the priests under his command: get out and be with those who are sick. | At a personal mass on Tuesday morning, and as Italy enters a complete lockdown, the Holy See implored clergymen to "have the courage to go out and go to the sick people." The Pope's remarks starkly contradict all the core advice administered by the Italian government — namely to stay home and not to travel unless it's a medical emergency. With the highest death toll outside of mai…
(2020-03-10). Prisons Worldwide Face Coronavirus Crisis: Overcrowding, Lack of Sanitation & Labor at Slave Wages. democracynow.org 
As Italy went on lockdown, nearly 30 prisons across the country broke into riots Sunday and Monday after visitation rights were suspended in response to the outbreak. In a prison in southern Italy, a riot left at least six incarcerated people dead and caused 50 people to escape. Prisoners have reportedly lit fires, charged guards and even escaped at multiple facilities. This comes as the United Nations confirmed that coronavirus had reached Iran's prisons, as the number of cases there continues to soar. Iran has temporarily freed some 70,000 prisoners in response to the coronavirus. And concerns are growing about…
(2020-03-10). Italy Locks Down Entire Country; Israel Tightens Entry. truthdig.com 
Virus fears also cause biggest drop in Wall Street stocks since 2008, and global oil prices suffer their worst percentage losses since 1991.
(2020-03-10). Italy in lockdown as coronavirus restrictions extended nationwide. thecanary.co 
Italy extended coronavirus travel restrictions previously limited to the country's north to the whole country on Tuesday, with soldiers and police enforcing bans.Some 9,172 people have been infected with Covid-19 in Italy, with 463 deaths, and there is a growing sense that the numbers will only worsen. | "We're only at the beginning," said Dr Massimo Galli, head of infectious disease at Sacco Hospital in Milan, where people at the city's main railway station were required to sign forms certifying the necessity of their travel.However, the Italian government assured its citizens that supermarkets will remain open…
(2020-03-10). Erdogan says US softening stance on Turkey's purchase of Patriot systems. rt.com 
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Washington was softening its stance on a potential sale of US Patriot defense systems. He added that the United States had asked Ankara to guarantee it will not activate Russian S-400 defense systems, Reuters reported on Tuesday. | "We made this offer to the US on the Patriot: If you are going to give us Patriots, then do it. We can also buy Patriots from you," Erdogan told reporters on a return flight from Brussels. "They also softened significantly on this S-400 issue. They are now at the point of 'promise us you won't make the S-400s operational,'" he not…
(2020-03-10). Turkey's Erdogan faces growing resistance over involvement in Syria's civil war. peoplesworld.org 
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's latest gamble in Syria's civil war appears to have come up snake eyes. Instead of halting the Damascus government's siege of the last rebel held province, Idlib, Turkey has backed off, and Ankara's Syrian adventure is fueling growing domestic resistance to the powerful autocrat. The crisis began Feb. 25, when …
(2020-03-10). US exploring NATO aid for Turkey in Idlib, says sanctions could be applied if Russia or Syria violate ceasefire — reports. rt.com 
Washington's special envoy for Syria has signaled that the US is exploring NATO involvement in Idlib, and said that any violations of the truce in the Syrian province could be punished with sanctions, according to reports. | James Jeffrey arrived in Brussels on Tuesday to meet with NATO allies and discuss "ways to support Turkey's security concerns," the State Department said in a statement. | In a conference call with reporters, Jeffrey said that Washington is "looking" at what NATO can do for Turkey in Idlib, and that "everything is on the table." | He reportedly warned that the United States could respond w…
(2020-03-10). The Battle for Idlib: Did Erdogan Capitulate to Putin in Moscow? mintpressnews.com 
There was a celebration in Syria when Russia announced a ceasefire agreement with Turkey on March 3 following a six-hour meeting between Presidents Erdogan and Putin in Moscow. Under the agreement, Erdogan agreed to pull back Turkish forces and not to contest territory that Syria had recently reclaimed from terrorist groups in eastern Aleppo and southern Idlib provinces. In fact, Turkey agreed not to intervene against Syrian troops in any of the areas from which it pulled back, in effect allowing Syrian forces to reclaim even more of its territory from terrorists in southern Idlib. | The agreement appeared to be…
(2020-03-10). US offered Ankara intelligence on Idlib, FM Cavusoglu claims, says S-400 won't stop Turkey from getting Patriot missiles. rt.com 
The US was willing to give Turkey intelligence regarding Syria's Idlib, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has claimed, adding that the purchase of Russian anti-air systems won't prevent Ankara from acquiring Patriot missiles. | The senior Turkish diplomat told state-owned Anadolu Agency on Tuesday that Washington had offered land, sea and air intelligence regarding the northwestern region, considered by Damascus and Moscow as the last terrorist stronghold in Syria. | According to Cavusoglu, Turkey and Russia will begin patrols around a critical highway in Idlib, as part of a recent ceasefire agreement brokered…
(2020-03-10). All-star warmonger Lindsey Graham urges NATO to 'get more involved' in Idlib, Syria to stop 'Syrian aggression'. rt.com 
Veteran chickenhawk Lindsey Graham once again beat his over-used war drum, this time because he wants NATO to get involved in Idlib, Syria to stop "Syrian aggression." Yes, when will Syria stop intervening in its own country? | The South Carolina senator said that he fully supports US President Donald Trump's efforts to "get NATO more involved in Syria," arguing that the defensive alliance should aid Turkey as it "defends Idlib against Russian/Syrian aggression." He further argued that the "fall" of Idlib would result in a humanitarian crisis felt around the world, which is why NATO should be more "supportive"
(2020-03-10). 75 years after Russia & America worked TOGETHER to defeat Hitler, Trump SNUBS Putin's Moscow celebrations invite. rt.com 
While the 'Russiagate' hoax kept millions entertained in the fantasy world of US cable news, it also had plenty of real-world consequences. Now another can be added to the list: the White House's absence from Moscow on May 9. | US President Donald Trump has rejected Vladimir Putin's invitation to the Russian capital to mark the 75th anniversary of the World War II victory over Nazi Germany, according to Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov. | Trump's non-attendance, which could be seen by many in Russia as an extraordinary affront to Soviet Russia's disproportionate sacrifice in annihilating fascism, marks an incre…
(2020-03-10). Idea that Hitler & Stalin share equal responsibility for WW2 'garbage' promoted by 'ignorant people' in EU Parliament — Putin. rt.com 
Vladimir Putin has lashed out at the European Union, which now holds Nazi Germany and the USSR equally responsible for starting World War Two. The Russian President is concerned at ongoing historical revisionism. | Putin also pointed out that, unlike the European Union, Russia has condemned the secret articles in the controversial Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, signed in 1939 by Moscow and Berlin. | He recalled the tumultuous end of the 1930s in the latest
(2020-03-10). Iran Air resumes flights to Europe after temporary suspension over coronavirus. rt.com 
Iran's flag carrier Iran Air said on Tuesday it will resume flights to Europe following a temporary suspension over the outbreak of the coronavirus. | The move comes two days after the airline announced it will indefinitely halt all flights to European countries. Flights will now resume to all destinations, excluding Vienna, Stockholm and Goteborg. | Iran Air said on March 8 that it suspended flights to European states over restrictions imposed "for unknown reasons." | Iran's death toll from the coronavirus jumped on Tuesday to 291, and the total number of infections rose to more than 8,000, Reuters reported.
(2020-03-10). GOLD may be the BIG WINNER in oil price war. rt.com 
Gold — regarded as the traditional safe haven — could be "one of the beneficiaries" of the global stock market panic caused by the Russian-Saudi standoff over oil and the coronavirus outbreak. | That's according to Research Director at NXTanalytic Alessandro Bruno, who told RT that "Russia could probably sustain the crisis for longer than Saudi Arabia." | He explained that this is due to Moscow's financial policies of the past few years and, in particular, Russia's accumulation of gold. | "Let's not forget, Russia and China have been accumulating a lot of gold," Bruno said, adding that "One of the…
(2020-03-10). Putin rejects MPs' initiative to hold early parliamentary elections. rt.com 
Vladimir Putin said he saw no need to hold snap parliamentary elections after the adoption of proposed amendments to Russia's Constitution. The idea had been floated on Tuesday in the lower house of the Russian parliament. | If there's a lack of consensus on the issue among MPs and "there's no such unity as the chairman [of the Parliament Vyacheslav Volodin] told me than I don't see any need for an early election to the State Duma," Putin said in an address parliament on Tuesday. | The proposed amendments to the Constitution will transfer some of the presidential powers to the parliament, thus raising the ques…
(2020-03-10). Oil prices will rebound in several months — Russian energy minister. rt.com 
It will take the oil market several months to recover from the current turbulence, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday, adding that plummeting oil prices were not a surprise for Russia. | "This scenario was expected and calculated," he told Rossiya-24 channel the day after a 30 percent drop in crude prices. On Tuesday, oil gained around 8 percent — a good signal that some panic sentiments have already vanished, the minister believes. | The recovery of oil prices will depend on a wide range of factors, primarily on how the governments will contain the coronavirus outbreak as the epidemi…
(2020-03-10). 'Western ideologists will go crazy': Putin leaves door open to run for president again. rt.com 
Putin's speech to the Russian parliament Tuesday seemed to be one of his most sincere: he argued that stable leadership is good for a country in turbulent times but does it mean we'll really see him in power beyond 2024. | Putin said Tuesday that he will seek a new term when his current one is up "only if it's approved by the Constitutional Court and if citizens support such a proposal" when they vote for constitutional amendments on April 22. | He addressed the issue during a speech in parliament after MP and the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, called for his tenure to be reset so that he would be…
(2020-03-10). Russian parliament adjourns after proposal to allow Putin run again in 2024 Presidential elections. rt.com 
On day of high drama in Moscow, proceedings in Russia's State Duma have been temporarily suspended to allow consultations with President Vladimir Putin. It comes after a suggestion that Presidential term limits could be re-set. | The idea was floated by Valentina Tereshkova, an MP from the ruling 'United Russia' party, who is also famous for being the first woman in space. She wants to give the incumbent head of state a chance to compete in the 2024 Presidential election. | Under existing rules, Putin must stand aside after the current mandate, his fourth, ends. However, putative constitutional changes current…
(2020-03-10). Putin has no objection to possibility of running for president in 2024. rt.com 
The Russian president says a suggestion by MPs that would see presidential terms reset, thus allowing him to run again in 2024, would be acceptable should it be supported by citizens and approved by the Constitutional Court. | "I believe and am deeply convinced that a strong presidential power is absolutely necessary for our country," Putin stated in his address to the State Duma. However, the public should have guarantees that elections — including presidential elections — are competitive and there is also "an alternative." | Putin was referring to a suggestion by Valentina Tereshkova, a United Russ…
(2020-03-10). Who will blink first? Russia in better position to win crude price standoff with Saudi Arabia. rt.com 
Riyadh's actions in the oil market could be a grave miscalculation and will definitely backfire, but they will not make Moscow dance to its tune, analysts have told RT. | Crude oil prices suffered the biggest one-day fall since 1991 on Monday after top oil producers failed to agree on new output cuts and Saudi Arabia decided to boost production and offer discounts. Such an upheaval inflicts pain not only on Russia and Saudi Arabia, but also on all the members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). However, Riyadh is clearly going to lose this price war, says Eike Hamer, political comm…
(2020-03-10). Global crude claws back losses after major price collapse. rt.com 
Oil prices have gained around nine percent on Tuesday following the biggest one-day rout in nearly three decades, after Saudi Arabia threatened to boost production and offer discounts. | Benchmark Brent rose nearly $3 to over $37 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was trading at around $34 a barrel. | Crude prices collapsed over the weekend after the disagreement between Russia and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) over deeper production cuts aimed at supporting global crude prices amid falling demand due to the coronavirus outbreak. | For more stories on economy…
(2020-03-10). Parliament GREENLIGHTS Putin's proposed amendments to Russia's Constitution. rt.com 
Russian MPs have voted in favor of a bill to amend the country's Constitution. The changes include broadening the powers of parliament as well as limiting the number of lifetime presidential terms for one person. | The bill was supported by 382 deputies during the second and main reading on Tuesday. 44 MPs abstained from the vote, mostly members of the opposition Communist party. | Russians will head to the polls to vote on the proposed constitutional changes on April 22. Amendments to the country's' principal law, among other things, include redistributing some powers away from the president to the Duma, rest…
(2020-03-10). Russian stock markets catch up to global equity losses after oil price crash. rt.com 
Russia's main index on the Moscow Exchange opened almost 10 percent lower after the long weekend holiday on Tuesday, before recovering most of its losses during the afternoon trade with losses of about four percent. | Russian stock exchanges were closed Monday for a public holiday and are now catching up with global markets, which posted their steepest falls since the 2008 financial crisis to start the week after oil prices crashed over the weekend. | The main MOEX Index was down around four percent by 2: 00pm local time, according to data of the Moscow Exchange. The RTS dollar index was down about eight percen…
(2020-03-10). Van Damme eat your heart out: Russian gymnast Anastasia Nazarenko amazes New Yorkers with stretching skills (PHOTOS). rt.com 
Russian rhythmic gymnast Anastasia Nazarenko may have retired but she remains in incredible shape — as she proudly demonstrated to the people of New York with some of her insane stretching. | The 27-year-old, who owns a stretching studio in Manhattan, promotes a healthy lifestyle which encourages her clients to get rid of harmful addictions. | Nazarenko shot to fame in 2012 after winning the…
(2020-03-10). Spain suspends parliament for at least 1 week after lawmaker tests positive for coronavirus. rt.com 
The lower house of the Spanish Parliament has announced it will suspend all activities for one week after a deputy with the right-wing Vox party tested positive for coronavirus infection. | Lawmaker Javier Ortega Smith, head of the Vox party, has been diagnosed with the virus and the parliament has been suspended for at least a week as a precaution, as the Vox party holds 52 parliamentary seats and represents the third-largest bloc in the congress. | The decision to suspend parliament was taken after the Vox party members confirmed they would self-isolate after suspected exposure to the virus at a recent rally…
(2020-03-10). Prison riots erupt as Rome extends coronavirus lockdown to all of Italy. wsws.org Inmates' families protested outside prisons against the authorities' refusal to release prisoners or provide them with protection from contagion inside overcrowded prisons.
(2020-03-10). SYRIZA's Betrayal of Greece is a Spectre haunting the Left. dissidentvoice.org 'Super Tuesday' in the 2020 presidential election season is over and Senator Bernie Sanders's time as the unlikely frontrunner for the Democratic nomination may have stopped just as quick as it began. Despite an unprecedented smear campaign coordinated by the party leadership and corporate media against him, the self-described "democratic socialist" not only managed to …
(2020-03-10). Does the Scandinavian Model Support Bernie's Socialist Message? counterpunch.org Washington Post Columnist Fareed Zakaria in an op-ed accused Bernie Sanders's repeated exultation of the Northern Europe countries of Denmark, Sweden and Norway as examples of the kind of economic system he wants to bring to the United States as being an unrealistic fantasy; Sanders either ignores or misunderstands their policies. When it comes to supporting working
(2020-03-10). Russia's Rejection of OPEC+ Was the Result of Cold Geostrategic Calculations. globalresearch.ca Russia rejected its OPEC+ partners' request late last week to further curtail its oil production next month because it understood that doing so would make its American shale rivals more competitive, which would in turn empower the US to continue …
(2020-03-10). Saudi Arabia's Oil Price War Could Very Easily Backfire. globalresearch.ca Russia's rejection of its OPEC+ partners' request to further reduce oil production in response to slumping demand prompted Saudi Arabia to unwisely initiate an oil price war over the weekend as revenge, one which the Gulf country is ill-equipped to …
(2020-03-10). Headlines for March 10, 2020. democracynow.org Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 4,000 with Over 113,000 Confirmed Infections as Italy Goes into Nationwide Lockdown, Six States Head to Polls as Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden Battle for 352 Delegates , Women Strike in Mexico, Take to Streets in Chile and Argentina to Demand Equality and an End to Violence, U.S. Begins Afghan Troop Withdrawal Amid Political Leadership Crisis | , New Reports Find Boeing at Fault for Fatal Crashes of Boeing 737 MAX Jets, Rafael Cancel Miranda, Puerto Rican Revolutionary, Dies at 89 | , 2020 Izzy Awards Honor Journalist Matt Taibbi, News Inside and The Center for Investigative Journalism…
(2020-03-10). Greece: New Democracy government deepens attacks on pensions. wsws.org Pension legislation maintains the increase in the pension age to 67, including for unhealthy and hazardous occupations, with more increases on the horizon.
(2020-03-10). Prisons Worldwide Face Coronavirus Crisis From Overcrowding, Lack of Sanitation. truthout.org As Italy went on lockdown, nearly 30 prisons across the country broke into riots Sunday and Monday after visitation rights were suspended in response to the outbreak. In a prison in southern Italy, a riot left at least six incarcerated people dead and caused 50 people to escape. Prisoners have reportedly lit fires, charged guards and even escaped at multiple facilities. This comes as the United Nations confirmed that coronavirus had reached Iran's prisons, as the number of cases there continue…
(2020-03-10). WHO warns again of Covid-19 pandemic as Italy imposes nationwide lockdown. wsws.org At a press conference yesterday, WHO Director General Tedros raised the concern that governments and authorities are "not taking the deaths of elderly and senior citizens as a serious issue."
(2020-03-10). Merkel, Macron, Erdogan to Analyze Migration Crisis on March 17. telesurenglish.net Turkey's President
(2020-03-10). Turkey's Failed Gamble in Syria. zcomm.org Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's latest gamble in Syria's civil war appears to have come up snake eyes…
(2020-03-10). Germany sees rapid increase in coronavirus infections and first deaths. wsws.org The massive spread of the coronavirus in Germany shows both the government's indifference towards the dangers for the population and the precarious state of the country's health care system, which has been systematically run down in recent years.
(2020-03-10). The Most Hated Man Who Ever Lived. counterpunch.org Western journalists covering the Euromaidan riots and murders in Kiev in late February of 2014 encountered a historical figure few recognized. The black-and-white image of pasty-faced Stepan Bandera was plastered everywhere in the Ukraine capital— on barricades, over the entrance to Kiev's city hall, and on the placards held by demonstrators calling for the overthrow
(2020-03-10). 1983 CIA Document Reveals Plan to Destroy Syria, Foreshadows Current Crisis. globalresearch.ca As the Syrian crisis enters its ninth year, the Donald Trump administration is looking more and more like the Obama administration every day. With the Trump regime refusing to open useful dialogue with Russia regarding Syria, it's obvious anti-Iran and …
(2020-03-10). Coronavirus destabilises Saudi Arabia. wsws.org The Saudi announcement to slash oil prices led to a sharp fall in the share prices of its national oil company Saudi Aramco and Russia's Rosneft.
(2020-03-10). Russia: Lower House Approves 169 Constitutional Amendments. telesurenglish.net Russia's Lower House of the Federal Assembly Tuesday unanimously approved 169 amendments to the Constitution, which were proposed by RELATED: | During the debate, Alexander Karenlin, a lawmaker of the ruling party United Russia (UR), proposed advancin…
(2020-03-10). Erdogan to meet Merkel, Macron on March 17 in Istanbul to discuss migrants. yenisafak.com Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced on Tuesday that he will host a summit in Istanbul on March 17 with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to discuss migrant crises.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson might also attend the summit, Erdogan added.Speaking to reporters on his plane returning from Brussels, Erdogan has reiterated his previous call for Greece to open gates to refugees on the country's border, adding that Turkey is not considering closing its gates to Europe for now.U.S. softening stance on purchase of Patriot systemsErdogan said that the United States was…