In response to Russia's reception of Northern Cyprus officials, the idea of ​​recognizing Turkey's Crimea was previously put forward by Turkish University professor Maltepe Hasan Unal. Russian territories can never be and will never be the subject of any operation.
According to RIA Novosti, Russian President's Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this in response to Turkey's offer to recognize Crimea in exchange for Moscow's acceptance of Northern Cyprus: “First, the opinion of a respected Turkish professor cannot reflect Ankara's official position. Secondly, of course, Russian territory cannot and will not be the subject of any exchange. This is not a topic for discussion. " The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was officially proclaimed in 1975 as a result of a military coup that divided Cyprus into northern and southern parts. Moscow does not recognize these territories independently.

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