U.S., Turkey Intensify War Of Words Over Syria, Russian Missiles
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(Worthy News) – A war of words between NATO allies the United States and Turkey has intensified, with the sides disputing the readout of a meeting of the countries’ foreign ministers regarding Syria.
Washington and Ankara on April 4 also disagreed about the formation of a “working group” to settle differences over Turkey’s purchase of a Russian missile-defense system that U.S. and other NATO officials vehemently oppose.
The State Department said Pompeo had warned Ankara of “potentially devastating consequences” if Ankara were to launch an offensive in Syria and urged the “swift resolution” of legal cases involving “unjustly detained U.S. citizens” in Turkey. [ Source: Radio Free Europe (Read More…) ]
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