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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday slammed Russia’s recognition of Ukraine’s breakaway regions as “unacceptable” in comments carried by the official Anadolu news agency.
“We consider the decision unacceptable,” said Erdogan, who is currently in Senegal.
“We invite the parties concerned to act with common sense and comply with the international law.”

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