Shoigu discussed with the head of the Turkish Defense Ministry the events in Syria and the grain deal
The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, held telephone conversations with the head of the Turkish military department, Hulusi Akar. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The main topic of the conversation between the two ministers was the situation in northern Syria. Earlier, Turkey launched a military operation here. Turkish armed forces strike at the positions of Kurdish formations in northern Syria and Iraq. In Ankara, these actions are explained by the need to eliminate the "hotbed of terrorism", since the Kurdish movement is blamed for the recent terrorist attacks in Istanbul.
In a conversation with Shoigu Hulusi, Akar noted that the Turkish troops would give the “necessary response”, since the actions of the Kurdish formations destabilize the situation in the region, threaten Turkey as a state and its inhabitants. Akar noted that the military operation in Syria to prevent terrorist activity is a priority for Ankara.
In addition to the Syrian events, Shoigu and Akar also discussed the implementation of the so-called grain deal. It is known that Turkey plays a very important role in ensuring the deal, being its guarantor. However, when the Ukrainian special services organized a terrorist attack against Russian ships in Sevastopol, using the possibilities of the "humanitarian corridor", Turkey for some reason not only did not respond properly to this, but also made it clear that it would continue to export Ukrainian grain together with Ukraine, despite Russia's announced suspension of participation in the grain deal. Therefore, the question of how Turkey literally clings to this agreement is extremely important to keep under special control, because, unfortunately, one cannot speak of Turkey as a truly friendly country towards Russia. True, Ukraine should certainly not expect friendship from Turkey either. At any convenient opportunity, Ankara will demand from the Ukrainian regime everything that it counts on in the current situation.
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