'Ongoing blackmail': Erdogan threatens EU with refugee influx if they call his invasion of Syria an invasion

Turkey President Erdogan threatened the European Union with a refugee influx if those nations call his invasion of Syria an invasion:

Turkey's military campaign in #Syria targets the European Union by default. The EU will face the consequences of a new destabilization in the Middle East. The situation will empower once again, #Erdogan’s ongoing blackmail over the EU. #Turkey #Kurdistan

— Alexandre Krauss (@AlexandreKrausz) October 10, 2019

Sure does sound like “blackmail” from one NATO nation to the others:

Erdogan clearly not too bothered by the international reax to his Syria incursion – now threatening the EU –
If EU call this operation as invasion we will open the doors (borders )

— emma murphy (@emmamurphyitv) October 10, 2019

Now let’s see how the EU reacts:

Erdogan just now:

“Hey European Union, if you call this operation [in Northern Syria] as invasion, then we could just open the gates and send 3.6 million Syrian refugees into Europe”

— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) October 10, 2019

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