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Turkish President Erdogan is ‘man of his word’: Putin
Russian president says he does not categorize world leaders as 'good and bad ones'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a man who keeps his word, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
- Elena Teslova
- AA
Asked at his annual news conference about the most difficult negotiator he had ever had to deal with, Putin said he did not approach the issue this way.
“There are no good and bad ones [leaders].
There are national interests.
Sometimes it’s necessary to make some compromises, other times there is a need to insist on our position.
The rest is counterproductive,” he…