Columnist Independent: Erdogan destroy Turkey, rattling weapons in Syria – RIA Novosti

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MOSCOW, February 18 -. RIA Novosti Ankara rattles the saber and thus postpones peace agreement on Syria, writes expert on Turkey in the international press, Robert Ellis, in his article for the Independent.

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The situation in Syria resembles a three-dimensional chess, in which play players without rules. The problem International group of Syrian support under the auspices of the UN to put an end to violence is complicated by the fueling Ankara militancy to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived last chance to change something in the Syrian war -. his strategy overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has failed once in the conflict interfered with Russia writes columnist

“… The most ominous threat from Turkey – the statements about the possible beginning of a ground operation in Syria, allegedly to fight.” Islamic state “(IG, banned in Russia), but in reality directed against the Kurds and their intention to create autonomy at the border with Turkey. Saudi Arabia and arrogant defense minister Muhammad ibn Salman, who is clearly unhappy with Saudi war against Huthis in Yemen, supporting Turkey’s plans, “- said in the article

The Turkish president is fighting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and a Kurdish militia folk. self-defense in Syria, who successfully attacked the IG. in the last few days the Turkish military shelled Syrian Kurds. Russia initiated a meeting of the UN Security Council to obtain from Ankara cease-fire on the positions of the Syrian Kurds, and the US and the European Union called on the Turkish authorities to show restraint, but Ankara has ignored international appeals recalls Robert Ellis.

Despite the fact that earlier the Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu said that Ankara has “no immediate plans” conduct ground operations in Syria marked a clear strengthening of the Turkish military presence on the border with Syria. at Erdogan is tempting to go for broke in the Syrian conflict, but if he does it, then “destroy with him to Turkey,” said columnist

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