Putin exposes and drags Turkey to the pits of hell
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According to available information, the highest level of the political leadership of the country, President Erdogan and his family, are involved in this criminal business," Mr Antonov told journalists in Moscow.
"The Turkish leadership has demonstrated extreme cynicism. Look at what they are doing!" he said.
"They have invaded the territory of another country and are brazenly plundering it."
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The Russian defence ministry does not usually invite foreign journalists to its media briefings on Syria. But on Wednesday it made an exception.
It had a message it wanted the whole world to hear: that the faces of Turkey's leaders, including President Erdogan, were "smeared with stolen oil".
Invited journalists and military attaches were shown satellite images and grainy video footage, purporting to show tanker trucks with oil crossing from IS-held territory into Turkey.
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US officials have previously said they have information suggesting Turkish "middlemen" were involved in the illegal IS oil trade.
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The Russian briefing broadcast satellite images of oil trucks on a huge screen but did not provide any specific data on how Erdogan is tied to the activities.
Antonov pointed the finger at the recent appointment of Erdogan's son-in-law Berat Albayrak as energy minister and alleged that the president's son runs one of the country's main energy companies.
"What a fantastic family business," he said, claiming that "terrorists" in Syria make some $2 billion (1.9 billion euros) each year out of the illegal oil trade.
Long story short: Putin made an indirect claim that members of the UN have been assisting in the growth of IS by purchasing the oil that they currently possess. Since then, I guess he's now putting names to those claims. Controversy!
