Putin: Turkey assisting evacuation of militants from Aleppo
Turkey is providing assistance in the evacuation of militants from Syria’s Aleppo to save the lives of civilians, Sputnik quoted Russia’s President Vladimir Putin as saying December 16.
Putin was addressing a news conference December 16 during his visit to Japan.
Judging by the situation in Aleppo at the moment, “what is happening is exactly what we agreed on, including [the deal] with the president of Turkey during his visit to St. Petersburg,” the president said.
“When we agreed that Turkey would provide every assistance in the evacuation of militants who are ready to lay down their weapons in Aleppo, first of all, [we agreed] to save the lives of civilians,” Putin added.
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