“This operation was the result of demographic engineering carried out by some coalition partners in northeastern Syria ... We have long warned them not to experiment with it,” TASS quoted the Russian diplomat.

October 9, Turkey launched the military operation "Source of Peace" in northeast Syria. On the same day, the Turkish army launched the ground part of the military operation.

Belgium's Permanent Representative to the UN Mark Pexten said that France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland and Belgium will request a meeting of the UN Security Council in connection with the situation.

On October 10, Erdogan noted that the Turkish military managed to eliminate “109 terrorists” from the start of the operation. The president added that if the European Union calls this operation an invasion, Turkey will open its borders and “release 3.6 million refugees into Europe.”