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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has challenged the United States on a sanctions threat over Ankara’s support to Baku in its clashes with Armenia.
“Some Americans call my brother [Azerbaijani President] Ilham Aliyev and tell him that ‘We know who supports you. It is Erdoğan and Turkey, but we can impose sanctions on Turkey if needed.’ You [Americans] do not know who you are playing with. Go ahead with your sanctions,” Erdoğan said.
Nato and the EU have declined to publicly criticise Turkey’s involvement in the Armenia-Azerbaijan warfare despite
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