Russia's response: It's the worst case scenario

Moscow strongly opposes the operation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, adding that Russia and Ankara remain in touch to try to prevent further escalation of tensions in Idlib, Reuters reported.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said talks with Russia about Syrian Idlib were rather far from meeting Turkey's demands, and warned that the military operation was only a matter of time.
Addressing the deputies of his ruling Justice and Development Party, Erdogan stressed that Turkey is determined to make Idlib, in northwest Syria, a safe zone "at all costs," even as talks continue with Russia, which supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
"An operation in Idlib is imminent," Erdogan told his party's legislators in Parliament on Wednesday. "We are counting down, we are making our final warnings".
A spokesman of Turkish President Ibrahim Kalin announced yesterday that Turkey would deploy more troops in the Syrian province of Idlib and would seek revenge for an attack by government forces, while Ankara continues talks with Moscow on the situation in Syria.
He said Turkey would continue to send troops to Idlib to provide security for civilians and the entire region.

Military attacks on Syrian and Russian forces continue

Russia - the Syrian government's main ally in the nearly nine-year war - responded by saying any Turkish offensive against Syrian forces in Idlib would be the "worst scenario".
"If we are talking about an operation against the legitimate authorities of the Syrian Republic and armed forces of the Syrian republic this would, of course, be the worst scenario," said Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, adding Russia and Turkey were staying in contact to prevent tensions...