Secretary of the National Security
and Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said that the Russian Federation had
started a hybrid war not only against Ukraine, but also against Europe and
Turkey, the press service of the NSDC reported.
Turchynov said that Russia is trying to weaken the position of those countries, forcing them to cooperate on its own terms of the “fight against terrorism."
Turchynov said that during the investigation into the suicide bomber
terrorist attack in Istanbul that killed 10 people, including at least eight
Germans, and injured another 15, Turkey's security services arrested three
Russian citizens suspected of complicity in the attack and connection with the
Islamic State terrorist organization.
Turchynov also said that Russian air strikes have caused a humanitarian
disaster across the region.
"That's why it can be concluded that in 2016, Russia continues to
pursue its hybrid war not only against Ukraine, but against the EU and Turkey.
This is being done to weaken the position of those countries and force them to
cooperate with the Russian Federation on [Moscow’s] own terms of the
"fight against terrorism," the Secretary of the National Security and
Defense Council said.
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