Russia Pins Blame on Turkey for First Time Over Syria Escalation
- Foreign and defense ministries accuse Ankara over Idlib
- Russia, Turkey back opposing sides, have uneasy partnership
The village of Maaret al-Naasan in Syria's Idlib province on Feb. 12.
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Russia directly accused Turkey for the first time of failing to abide by agreements in Syria’s Idlib, warning that the situation was being aggravated by the flow of Turkish troops into the province.
“We see the reason for the degradation in the chronic failure of Turkey to meet its obligations,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told reporters at her regular briefing Wednesday. The situation has “escalated to the limits,” she said.