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Kremlin warns YPG to withdraw or be 'mauled' by Turkish army

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07:1723/10/2019, Wednesday
U: 23/10/2019, Wednesday
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FILE PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov waits before a welcoming ceremony attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov waits before a welcoming ceremony attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that the United States had betrayed and abandoned the YPG terror group and advised them to withdraw from the Syrian border as per a deal between Moscow and Ankara or be mauled by the Turkish army.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the comments to Russian news agencies. He complained that it appeared that the United States was encouraging the YPG to stay close to the Syrian border and fight the Turkish army.

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