Sergey Naryshkin, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), said: TASSThe transfer of the commanders of the Azov National Battalion (the organization is banned in Russia) to Ukraine by Turkey does not characterize the Turkish side well.
He noted that Ankara’s actions in this situation could be considered as “unfulfilled obligations”.
“This does not characterize the Turkish side well,” said the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service.
When asked whether the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation had contacts with Turkey on this issue, Naryshkin replied in the negative.
“There has been no contact after this incident,” he said.
On July 12, Denis Pushilin, acting head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), said that the fighters of the Ukrainian Azov battalion were exchanged with the Russian army last year. appeared It is more painful than the current extradition of their commanders, who should be in Turkey until the end of the special operations. Pushilin also noted that this shows that Turkey’s reputation has been lost because it violated its guarantees.
Earlier, Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security, no Attitudes of the Turkish side towards the transfer of Ukrainian battalion commanders to Ukraine.