Israel-Palestine Heats Up, Viral Video of Putin Meets Erdogan to Discuss Strategy, Let's Check!
JAKARTA - Various reports mentioning the meeting of the country's leaders circulated widely on social media following the war between Palestina-Israel. It was recently reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey, Tayyip Erdogan met to discuss tensions in Gaza.
News of the meeting was shared via a video uploaded by @Ruwet Twitter account. Putin traveled to Turkey to discuss Palestine with Erdogan. "President Putin arrives in Turkey to discuss Palestine with Erdogan", the statement said on Twitter @Ruwet.
As a result of the impeachment, the video claims the arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Turkey to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip to discuss Palestine is misleading content.
In fact, it was the 2018 video before the conflict that has been heating up in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip since early May 2021.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin discuss tensions in Gaza and Jerusalem on May 12, 2021. However, the communication was made by phone between the two Heads of State", Antara reported on Tuesday, May 18.
The same video was uploaded by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Youtube channel on April 3, 2018, under the title Erdogan Welcomes Putin On Ankara Visit.
"Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived on April 3 in an official meeting to the Turkish Capital, Ankara, the location of a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan outside the Presidential Palace," the video's statement read.
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Meanwhile, President Erdogan and President Putin discussed tensions in Gaza and Jerusalem by phone, the Turkish presidency said on Wednesday, as Ankara seeks international action against Israel.
Erdogan told Putin that the international community needed to "notify Israel of a precautionary reprimand", adding that Ankara was working to move the action, a statement from the President's office said.
Turkey has also called for the task to be done on deploying international peacekeepers to the region to help protect the Palestinian people, a proposal Turkey has made since 2018.