Putin Criticizes Ukraine's Use of Turkish Drones in Donbass Conflict Zone
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Asharq Al-Awsat
Ukraine is using Turkish-made drones in the conflict zone in the Donbass region, sticking to "destructive" behavior, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, the Kremlin said. In a phone call, Putin told Erdogan that Ukrainian forces are carrying out "provocative activity" and are using Turkish-made Bayraktar drones in the conflict zone in a further attempt to undermine Minsk peace accords, the Kremlin said. Turkey's communications directorate said on Friday Ukraine was one of the issues which Erdogan discussed with Putin, but did not provide further details, Reuters reported. Ukraine has bought and deployed Turkish drones in the war against Russian-backed forces in its eastern Donbass region, angering Russia. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said Turkey cannot be blamed for Ukraine's deployment of Turkish-made drones. The Ukrainian army in October released footage of what it said was its first use of the Turkish-made TB2 Bayraktar drone against separatists in the east of the country, where it has been fighting a trench conflict since 2014. According to AFP, the move was met with criticism from Russia and also Kiev's Western allies.
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