Putin should tell Erdogan to get out of Syria
Author: Lyuba Lulko
The only thing that Vladimir Putin can say to his
Turkish counterpart Recep Erdogan on March 5 in Moscow is: "If you are not
a fool, then stop doing everything that you do in Idlib," expert Vladimir
Anokhin believes.
Defense Ministry makes harsh statement on Idlib
The Russian Defense Ministry made a tough statement on
the eve of the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdogan on March 5. According to the spokesman for the Russian Ministry
of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, following 18 months of the Sochi
Accords on Syria with Turkey, terrorists started merging their occupied areas
with Turkish observation posts, which were created as a result of the Sochi
Accords on de-escalation in the Syrian province of Idlib.
The Sochi Accords provided for the disengagement and ousting of terrorists from
external borders of the de-escalation zone 15-20 kilometers inland and the
withdrawal of heavy artillery hardware from the region.
"Instead, Khayyat Tahrir al-Sham,* the Islamic
Party of Turkestan*, and Khoras ad-Din,* which the UN officially recognizes as
terrorist groups, ousted all militants of the "moderate opposition"
to the north, towards the border with Turkey," said Konashenkov.
The shelling of the the Russian Air Force base in
Khmeimim started happening on a daily basis, while Turkey, in violation of
international law, transferred its units to Idlib, and nobody in the West seems
to notice that.
Vladimir Anokhin, vice president of the Russian
Academy of Geopolitical Issues, told Pravda.Ru, that "everyone dislikes
Turkey," because Erdogan pursues an "absolutely insane policy."
"The union of Turkish forces with terrorist
organizations undermines international relations, Sochi and other agreements
for the purpose of the creation of the Turkish caliphate, which should spread
to the Middle East," said Vladimir Anokhin.
Turkey may lose its authority in the Western world as
a result of such actions
"They perfectly understand it there that Erdogan
fears his own Turkish army more than he fears all other armies, especially
after the attempted coup in Turkey," the expert said.
According to him, Europe "can not stand"
Erdogan, because the president of Turkey blackmails Europe with migrants
and sends bandits to Libya.
Russia, according to the expert, has found herself in a "rather
stupid" situation with the Turkish Stream, because this gas pipeline now
attaches Russia to Turkey.
"Therefore, we must put on a good face a good
face on this," said Vladimir Anokhin.
Putin should not believe Erdogan
The expert believes that after the meeting between
Putin and Erdogan, "the war will continue, one way or another."
"If we evaluate Turkey's behavior in Syria and
Libya, then the only thing Putin can say to Erdogan is as follows:
"Listen, if you are not a fool, then stop everything that you do
there," he said.
"In my opinion, they (the Turks) will put the
tail between the legs, make some political statements, but one should not
believe them," Vladimir Anokhin said.
*terrorist organizations, banned in Russia.
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