“Trump came to power supporting protectionist policies. We are sending the U.S. out of the region with its weapons. We cannot send the U.S. from the region without its weapons,” he added.

Perinçek also talked about claims that French president Macron is to send troops to Manbij to join the coalition forces in the area fighting against ISIS. The Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia, which Turkey regards as a security threat due to their affiliation to Kurdistan Workers’ Party, an armed group fighting for autonomy inside Turkey, is the main partner of the coalition forces led by the U.S. in Manbij.

“If the French soldiers arrived to Syria to fight, I salute Macron from here, he should ready the coffins. Our France representative Ali Rıza Taşdelen will give our messages to the [French] government in a couple of days, he will say to Macron, ‘You sent your soldiers there by plane, but they will return inside coffins. French mothers! If you don’t want your children to return inside coffins, bring Macron into line and make him give up that mission”

Perinçek also talked about the relationship between Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian president Vladimir Putin, which he sees a signal indicating that a new world order is being established.

“Reaching an agreement with Turkey shows that Turkey is positioning against the threat from the U.S. NATO has made Turkey a target. In recent circumstances, Turkish-Russian cooperation has been strengthening. Turkey has reached a point where Turkey now is standing up against NATO,” Perinçek said, claiming that this change implied the victory of his party’s policies.