US President Donald Trump has written a remarkable letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He is especially noteworthy because the style of speech is strongly reminiscent of the President's tweets. He is far from the usual diplomatic tones. The Kremlin finds this surprising.
"One does not often meet such a language in correspondence between heads of state, it is a most unusual letter," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, according to information from the Reuters news agency.
Trump had blatantly threatened Turkey with the destruction of the Turkish economy. In addition, Trump admonishes the Turkish president that he certainly does not want to be responsible for the deaths of thousands of people. The Kurdish side is ready for negotiations, Trump continued. "You can make a great deal." Erdogan could go down in history in a positive way if he was acting properly and humanely in the conflict. Otherwise, he will forever be remembered as a devil.
Brief is dated at the beginning of the Turkish military offensive
Unusual is also the end of the letter: "Do not be a tough guy, do not be a fool!" Trump appealed. "I'll call you later," it concludes.
Trump has been facing massive criticism for days - and especially from the ranks of the Republicans - that he had paved the way for Erdogan's controversial military offensive with the withdrawal of American soldiers from northern Syria in the first place. The letter is dated October 9th. So the day the Turkish military offensive started.
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