Russia humiliated and Putin remoted as Turkey breaks take care of Moscow
Mouthpieces for Vladimir Putin’s regime has bemoaned that Russia was “cheated and betrayed” following Turkey’s choice.
Ankara determined to repatriate a number of Ukrainian commanders, who have been a part of the well-known Azov battalion.
This broke with a deal brokered by Ankara that vowed to maintain the Azov commanders in Turkey till the tip of the Russian conflict in Ukraine.
President Putin was mentioned to be livid by the betrayal on Saturday.
Many analysts declare it reveals an more and more remoted Russia.
Kremlin’s official spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed Moscow was “not notified” concerning the officers’ switch to Ukraine.
He mentioned: “The return of Azov commanders from Turkey to Ukraine is nothing however a direct violation of the phrases of current agreements.”
Mr Peskov added the return was linked to the “failure of the counter-offensive” launched by Ukraine.
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He recommended that NATO allies had put stress on Ankara to launch the lads.
One Russian propagandist Mardan advised his radio present: “We were cheated and betrayed.”
Other pro-Kremlin analysts mentioned that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s selections first to help Ukraine’s NATO bid after which to let the navy commanders return to Ukraine have been “an insult to Russia“.
Sergei Markov, a former Kremlin adviser, wrote on Telegram: “This reveals clearly that Russia finds itself in a state of affairs the place violating agreements with Russia has change into the norm.
“This is as a result of Russia doesn’t reply out of humility or humanism.
“It needs to respond. Respond in such a way that will instill fear.”
On the opposite facet, Ukraine‘s chief Volodymyr Zelensky was jubilant on the Azoz commander’s return.
The 5 males – Denys Prokopenko, Serhiy Volynskiy, Sviatoslav Palamar, Denys Shleha, and Oleh Khomenko – have been greeted at Istanbul airport by President Zelensky, who was on a go to to Turkey.
He later wrote on social media: “We are returning home from Türkiye and bringing our heroes home.”
The 5 commanders have change into Ukrainian heroes for his or her resistance throughout the Azovstal manufacturing facility through the two-month siege of Mariupol.
They have been ultimately captured by Russian forces after the autumn of Mariupol in May 2022.
During a later deal brokered by Turkey in September 2022, Kremlin received ensures that every one 5 commanders would stay in Turkey till the tip of the conflict.