Putin’s special representative opposed special operation of Turkey

Turkey’s new operation in the north of Syria against Kurdish formations would be an “unreasonable step,” said the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation on Syria Alexander Lavrentiev before the opening of negotiations in the “Astana format” in Nur Sultan. convey “Kommersant”.

According to Lavrentiev, such a step of Ankara “can lead to destabilizing the situation, escalation of tension, a new round of armed confrontation” in Syria.

“Therefore, we will urge our Turkish colleagues to refrain from this step and try to solve the concern arising peacefully due to the dialogue between all interested parties. For their part, we are ready to provide all kinds of support,” added Lavrentiev.

Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced plans to conduct an operation in Syria against the PKK/YPG terrorist formations and create a security zone on the Turkish-Syrian border. On the eve of the media noted that to begin with a Turkish military operation, everything is ready and it can begin at any time.