Erdogan talks with Putin, gives an ultimatum to Finland and Sweden
Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin during a telephone conversation on January 16 Ukraine and Russia between captive and exchange of wounded, in Turkey Russia they discussed the issues of creating a hub for gas and exporting grain across the Black Sea.
Reuters reports that Putin During the conversation, he said, “He who relies on Western sponsors Kyiv condemned the destructive policy of his regime, the West’s supply of large amounts of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine.
Both sides as well Turkey and exchanged views on the normalization of relations between Syria.
Before that on January 16 Turkey ombudsman Sheref Malkoch stated that Turkey through the mediation of the party Ukraine and Russia among many captive and preparations are made to change the wounded.
According to him captive exchange will take place in three stages.
Great exchange
For this exchange Ukraine 600, Russia 200 submitted lists of prisoners.
Apart from that, Turkey also provides assistance to wounded servicemen, civilians, especially the elderly. child and the creation of an Istanbul corridor for the evacuation of women offer did.
Human rights commissioners of Ukraine and Russia in Turkey on January 11 Dmitry Lubintz and Tatyana Moskalkova a meeting was held between
After that meeting, Moskalkova wrote on Twitter that an agreement was reached on the return of 40 Russian prisoners.
But on January 14, the Reuters agency cited the Ukrainian military as saying that the exchange was initiated by Russia cancellation that it is news had given
Erdogan “130 terroristsflour” demands to be surrendered
In the meantime Erdogan as well as up to 130 “terrorists” from Sweden and Finlandflour” demanded deportation or extradition.
The Turkish president said that these two Scandinavian countries NATOmust fulfill this request of Ankara in order to become a member.
Any country NATOIn order to become a member, the consent of all 30 member countries is required.
Finland and Sweden NATO Only the parliaments of Turkey and Hungary have not yet responded to their application for membership.
Erdoğan said that Sweden, in particular, is targeting the Kurds, whom he considers terrorists and whom he blames for the 2016 coup attempt. Fethullah Gülen should hand over his supporters to Turkey.
Erdogan said on January 15:
“We told them, look here, if you don’t hand over your terrorists to us, your application will not go through our parliament. You to us for this to pass through the parliament 10You should hand over more than 0, up to 130 terrorists.”