by MEMRI
"Do you think that we will not do anything? We too will do something."
Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned that Austrian Chancellor Sebastian
Kurz's move to shut down mosques and expel foreign-funded clerics would
bring the world "toward a war between the cross and the crescent." "Do
you think that we will not do something? We too will do something!" he
said. Footage of his address, made on June 9, was posted on the Turkish
Haberler.com media outlet.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: "They [Austria] have all but declared war on worship, the azan,
and the mosques. What is the difference between Austria's chancellor
today and the mentality of old times? Now they are planning and
calculating how to shut down our mosques in Austria. Where is this
going? I fear that the measures taken by the chancellor of Austria are
bringing the world toward a war between the cross and the crescent.
[...]
"So they are going to throw our clerics out of Austria. Do you think that we will not do anything? We too will do something."
MEMRI TV Clip No. 6631
Russian Expert Col. Konstantin Sivkov: If U.S. Fights Turkey, Russia Will Help Turkey; Russian Airbase, S-400 Systems Will Stay In Syria
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Deputy
President Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences Colonel
Konstantin Sivkov said that the "stubbornness" of the U.S. Congress is
sending Turkey into the arms of Russia. "Unfortunately – or rather,
fortunately – the American political leadership lacks the brains to take
the right decisions," he said. Speaking on the Russia Today Arabic
channel on June 11, Colonel Sivkov said that if Turkey decides to buy
the S-400 system, nobody would ask the U.S. for permission. "Would they
fight Turkey?" he asked, adding that "in such a case, Russia will help
Turkey." Colonel Sivkov further said that the Russian Hmeimim airbase,
along with the S-400 systems, would remain in Syria.
Host: "If
I understand correctly, Turkey is keeping up its efforts to obtain the
[S-400 missile] system. In other words, it is expected that the Russian
aerospace missile system will cover what you called [NATO's] 'Southern
Flank.' If we assume that Qatar would also like [to obtain the S-400] –
although this is only a conjecture – then this would mean that this
Russian system would cover the skies of the Middle East. Would the
Americans allow this to happen?"
Konstantin Sivkov: "Who
would ask the United States, if Turkey decides to buy this system?
Would they fight Turkey? In such a case, Russia will help Turkey.
Unfortunately – or rather, fortunately – the American political
leadership lacks the brains to take the right decisions. Instead of
giving Turkey what can win it over, they are employing a policy of
sticks only, and no carrots. When Turkey decided to buy the Triumf
[S-400] system from Russia, the U.S. refused to give [Turkey] any type
of American weapon. As a result, when Turkey wanted the buy F-35
fighters from the U.S., the U.S. Congress opposed this. Turkey declared
that if the U.S. does not allow it to buy these planes, it would buy its
planes from Russia. Thus, the military technological cooperation
between Russia and Turkey will increase, thanks to the stubbornness of
the United States. Therefore, I would like to thank the U.S. Congress."
[…]
Host: "Will Syria get the S-400 system, when the Russian forces withdraw from Syria? We have less than 10 seconds left."
Konstantin Sivkov: "The S-400 system will stay in Syria, because the Russian air base at Hmeimim will stay in Syria."
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Source: https://www.memri.org/tv/russian-expert-sivkov-russia-would-help-turkey-against-america
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