At least 6 Russian citizens were detained in Turkey - they are accused of espionage.

After the meeting between the presidents of Turkey and Russia was declared a failure, and Russian military aircraft continued to bomb positions in Syria, which are under the control of militants and the Turkish army, it became known that the Turkish authorities massively detained citizens of the Russian Federation, accusing them of espionage ... This, apparently, is about another provocation arranged by Ankara in order to force Russia to abandon a further offensive operation on Idlib.

At the moment, it is known that the Turkish special services, the military and the police conducted special operations in Istanbul and Antalya and detained 6 citizens of the Russian Federation, who had weapons, documents and Russian passports found during the search. At the moment, all detainees are accused of espionage. Apparently, we are talking about another provocation by Ankara, aimed at forcing Russia to reconsider claims against Turkey regarding the withdrawal of Turkish troops from the Syrian province of Idlib and to stop the offensive of the Syrian forces.

“Having detained six Russians, Turkey can now try to start bargaining with Russia on the problem in Syria. Up to this point, the Russian side has ignored any of Ankara's arguments. Now, apparently, Turkey is trying to start putting pressure on Russia. This does not exclude the possibility that the Russian side will take tough measures against Turkey ", - the expert marks.

At the moment, the Turkish side has not announced any details.