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Wednesday, October 16, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Trump denies giving Erdogan ‘green light’ for Syria invasion
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS President Donald Trump denies that he gave Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a “green light” to launch operations against Kurdish militants in Syria.
“President Erdogan’s decision didn’t surprise me because he’s wanted to do that for a long time,” Trump tells reporters at the White House. “He’s been building up troops on the border with Syria for a long time.
“I didn’t give him a green light,” Trump claims. “Just the opposite of a green light.”
— with AFP
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