Media briefing “Russian Federation Armed Forces fighting against international terrorism. New data” in the National Center for State Defence Control.
Media briefing “Russian Federation Armed Forces fighting against international terrorism. New data” in the National Center for State Defence Control.
During the press briefing the Russian Defense ministry has provided hard evidence of Turkish participation in ISIL illegal oil trade. The ministry has shown photo and video proof.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said during a briefing in Moscow: “We continue to receive facts of Turkey robbing its neighbors”.
"We presented evidence how the illegal oil trade is carried out to finance the terrorist groups," he said.
“None of Turkey’s top leaders, nor Mr Erdogan in particular, will resign or admit anything, even if their faces were smeared in stolen oil,” added Antonov.
He emphasized: «Erdogan's resignation is not our objective - it is up to the Turkish people».
The Russian Aerospace Forces commenced precision airstrikes in Syria against Islamic State (IS, or Daesh in the Arab world), a group that is outlawed in Russia and a number of other countries, on September 30, following a request from Syrian President Bashar Assad, Sputnik reports.
The head of the National Defense Management Center, Lt. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev said: «The size of the illegal oil trade is impressive. More information will be presented next week».
