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Kremlin says Turkey’s Erdogan ‘expressed full support’ for Putin in phone call
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In this handout photo provided by the Turkish Presidency, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands prior to their meeting at the Rus sanatorium in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, August 5, 2022. (Turkish Presidency via AP)
MOSCOW — Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced full support for Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call to discuss the Wagner mercenary group’s armed insurrection in Russia, the Kremlin says.
“The president of Russia gave information about the situation in the country in connection with an attempted armed rebellion. The president of the republic of Turkey expressed full support for the steps taken by the Russian leadership,” the Kremlin says in a statement.
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