“Russia is not an ordinary state, it is a powerful state.

Of course, the West, led by the United States, attacks Russia almost without restrictions, ”RIA Novosti quotes him as saying on the plane upon his return from Uzbekistan.

Erdogan added that Russia is resisting this.

The Turkish leader noted that the "corridor of peace" can be opened through dialogue to a truce.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said that the explosions on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, as well as on the Crimean Bridge, are a signal that the West has crossed a dangerous line.