It is reported by NTV.

“If we with Russia did not intervene in Idlib, then hundreds of thousands of people would come to our territory,” said Erdogan.

It is noted that he made this statement during a speech in Gaziantep.

At the end of December 2018, the heads of the Turkish and Russian defense and foreign ministries discussed the steps to implement a memorandum on the creation of a demilitarized zone in Idlib.

On January 23, the FAN reported that Russia recorded nine violations of the cessation of hostilities in Syria within 24 hours. Cases of shooting occurred in the provinces of Idlib, Aleppo, Ham and Latakia.