Experts: Erdogan raised the topic of Crimea at the UN in connection with Putin's words about the illegality of the presence of a number of foreign contingents in Syria
In the Ukrainian media, the number one topic was the statements of the President of Turkey, made during his speech at the UN General Assembly. We are talking about the words of Erdogan about support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine and "non-recognition of the annexation of Crimea."
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, continuing the rhetoric of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly said that Ankara does not recognize the elections to the State Duma of Russia held in Crimea.
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These statements by Erdogan are being circulated by the Ukrainian press with particular activity. Ukrainian experts again saw the Turkish president as a “great friend of Ukraine”. Moreover, for the most part, these are the same experts who, a few months ago, said that "Erdogan cannot be trusted, since he is a friend of Putin."
Meanwhile, the Russian expert community is discussing the issue of what agenda the Turkish leader is going to use after the statements from the UN rostrum to visit the Russian Federation. In particular, there are suggestions that Erdogan focused on the Crimea topic in connection with the visit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Moscow and in connection with the statements of Vladimir Putin that "the military personnel of a number of foreign states are on Syrian territory illegally."
Experts in Turkey believe that this statement by the Russian president is a prick, including in relation to Ankara.
As you know, today Turkish troops are located practically throughout the north and northwest of the Syrian Arab Republic, in fact, occupying several provinces - without sanction from the UN Security Council and without an invitation from official Damascus. In response to this "prick" Erdogan decided to fend off the "Crimean theme".
Now, as experts suggest, Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdogan, during the latter's visit to Russia, "will again look for points of contact and opportunities for a compromise in the political sphere."
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