Turkey opens borders with Europe as tensions rise with Syria and Russia.
In a second tweet he added: “Greece does not bear any responsibility for the tragic events in Syria and will not suffer the consequences of decisions taken by others."
In return for E.U. funds, Turkey agreed to step up efforts to halt the flow of hundreds of thousands refugees passing through the country and into Europe, mainly via Greece and Bulgaria. “We are telling the world community, ‘give us a helping hand’ and nobody is," Ilbur Çevik, Erdogan's chief adviserWhile it has opened it's borders on one side of the country, it has been beefing up its forces on the border with Syria., the country’s last rebel stronghold, has pushed nearly 950,000 displaced civilians towards the Turkish border amid cold winter weather.
Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone Friday and discussed implementing agreements in Idlib, the Kremlin said.
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