Putin Cheated by Erdogan RIGHT After Announcing Turkey Trip
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Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via ReutersTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan might’ve just snubbed Vladimir Putin.After wrapping up talks with Erdogan in a visit to Istanbul, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returned home with five Azov commanders, who were initially taken prisoner by Moscow during a months-long battle to defend the port city of Mariupol.The commanders were freed in a prison swap overseen by Ankara in September—but only under the condition that they would
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan might’ve just snubbed Vladimir Putin.
The commanders were freed in a prison swap overseen by Ankara in September—but only under the condition that they would stay put in Turkey until the end of the war.
A Kremlin spokesperson denounced the return of the soldiers and accused Turkey of breaching their original agreement.
The defenders—Denys Prokopenko, Svyatoslav Palamar, Serhiy Volynsky, Oleh Khomenko, and Denys Shleha—were among hundreds of fighters ordered to surrender to Russian besiegers in Mariupol in May 2022. For the Kremlin, the port city has represented a crucial part of its plans for a land bridge between southern Russia and occupied Crimea.
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