Erdogan accused Russia of involvement in the oil trade with LIH – RBC

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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On Erdogan’s accusations against the Russian edition of the Turkish Daily Sabah. “We have evidence. We will present them to the world “, – Erdogan said in a televised address.

The Turkish leader also called” immoral “accusations by Russia regarding the participation of his family in the oil trade of banned terrorist organization” Islamic State “.

According to the publication Son Dakika, in his speech, Erdogan pointed out that the biggest seller of oil, “Islamic State” is the holder of dual citizenship in Russia and Syria Hashravi George, whose trade with IG suspect the US. In addition, Erdogan said that the oil trade was involved, “a Russian chess grandmaster.” Erdogan said that Turkey has to confirm this information document.

At the end of November under US sanctions was the owner of the citizenship of Russia and Syria George Hasvani (apparently, it and has since Erdogan for “George Hashravi”) . The American side suspected him in the acquisition of the “Islamic State” oil for the government of Bashar al-Assad. One Hasvani hit list and the former president of Kalmykia, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who is president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). US suspected him of links with the head of the Central Bank of Syria Adib Mayyalehom. Under the sanctions came as the bank “Russian Financial Alliance”, one of the beneficiaries of which is Ilyumzhinov (according Banki.ru).

A day earlier, on 2 December, Erdogan said that the Russian accusations against Turkey over its involvement in the oil business, “Islamic State” is slander. At the same time, Erdogan is the second time in the last week, said that, if the validity of the accusations prove to be true, he would resign.

2 December the Ministry of Defence to make new accusations against Turkey, saying the three main supply routes Oil from areas controlled by an “Islamic state” in Iraq and Syria to Turkey. As proof of his words agency presented satellite photos and videos, which are fixed convoy allegedly carrying oil from Syria to Turkey.

The charges of involvement of Turkey in the oil trade in “an Islamic state” began immediately after Turkish Air Force November 24 Russian bomber was shot down on the Turkish-Syrian border. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said that oil revenues terrorists “accumulated in the accounts of specific individuals who gave the order for the destruction of our aircraft.” On November 26, Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference, said that “if the Turkish authorities to destroy and recycle the oil, we do not see the smoke from the fires of destruction of this oil.” According to Putin, fuel trucks from the territories controlled by the IG, “day and night go to Turkey».

November 30 Putin at the climate summit in Paris said that the decision to shoot down a Russian Su-24 was motivated by the desire to ensure the safety of supplies oil extracted IG militants.