Tension with Turkey: Trump announces new tariffs and suspends the trade pact

The US president made the decision to act against the Turkish government after the launch of "Peace Spring", a large-scale military offensive against the Kurds in Syria, following the departure of US troops from the territory ruled by Bashar Al Asad.

"I was perfectly clear with President Erdogan: Turkey's action precipitated a humanitarian crisis and created conditions conducive to eventual war crimes. Turkey must ensure the safety of civilians, including religious and ethnic minorities, "said Trump in a statement.

For his part, US Vice President Mike Pence revealed that President Trump had spoken with his Turkish couple, Tayyip Erdogan, and called for an immediate ceasefire in Syria. "The United States has not given Turkey the green light to invade Syria," the White House official told reporters.

In response to Turkish aggression, Kurdish militias from northern Syria signed an agreement with the Al-Assad regime to fight together against rebels and Ankara forces, resulting in widespread deployment. government troops in abandoned areas. For the American soldiers.

Sanctions of NATO

In the same way as the president, he expressed himself Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense of the United States. "This unacceptable incursion also undermines the success of the international" Defeat ISIS "mission in Syria and the release of many dangerous detainees belonging to the Islamic State"he said in a statement.

Esper said he would be heading to NATO headquarters in Brussels next week to ask the allies to "take collective and individual diplomatic and economic measures in response to these heinous Turkish actions."

The secretary condemned the decision last week of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose country is a member of NATO, to launch an offensive against the Kurdish militia in northeastern Syria, calling it "useless". and impulsive, "claiming that she would have made many victims. , refugees and insecurity.

Esper announced Sunday the withdrawal of nearly 1,000 US troops from the region, threatened with fighting.

"President Erdogan is fully responsible for the consequences (of the offensive), which include a possible resurgence of the Islamic State, war crimes and a growing humanitarian crisis," he said.