Turkey accused Russia of illegal occupation of Crimea.

Against the background of how Russia categorically opposed the Turkish military presence in Syria, and continues to help the Syrian military fight terrorists, Turkey publicly accused Russia of occupying Crimea, apparently drawing an imaginary parallel.

“Six years have passed since the day of the illegal annexation of the Crimean peninsula by the Russian Federation. Crimea over the course of history retained strategic importance for Russia, while the inhabitants of the peninsula, including the Crimean Tatars, were repeatedly subjected to pressure from the Russian side. The historical homeland of the Tatars was twice annexed by Russia. And each time a systematic policy was carried out to forcefully reduce the Turkic population of the peninsula. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution condemning the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia. Most countries of the world, including Turkey, did not recognize Moscow’s actions. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan openly stated that Ankara does not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea, emphasizing the invariable position of Turkey on this issue. ”- приводит information Turkish publication "Anadolu".

Given this opposition, Turkey may face serious opposition from Russia to intervene in the sovereign affairs of Syria.

“Such statements by Turkey are extremely unacceptable. If Turkey is trying to exert political or military pressure on Russia, then Erdogan should immediately think about retaliatory measures from Moscow. ”, - the analyst notes.