Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Monday that Russia wanted Turkey to ensure its...
Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters raise the Syrian opposition flag at the border town of Tel Abyad, Syria, October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Ushakov, speaking in Riyadh during an official visit to Saudi Arabia by President Vladimir Putin, was commenting on Turkey’s military operation which it launched last week. Around the time when Ushakov made his comments, Turkey’s Defence Ministry tweeted that Defence Minister Hulusi Akar and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu had discussed Syria and issues of security and defence in a phone call.
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