North Caucasus Militants Return to Russia From Turkey, Use Visa-FreeRegime
North Caucasian militants get medical care in Turkey and then go back to Russia with Turkish passports, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) —North Caucasian militants receive medical assistance in Turkey and then go back to Russia with Turkish passports using the visa-free regime between the countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. "We are recording that there are militants in Turkey from the North Caucasus… They are there receiving medical treatment and being guarded. Then they use the visa-free entry, enter with Turkish passports and ‘vanish’," Putin said at his annual press conference. © Sputnik/ Grigory Sysoyev Putin at Annual Press Conference: Russia Does Not Consider Turkey Hostile State, but Relations Have Spoiled The Russian leader added that after that the Russian law enforcement has to search for the militants in the North Caucasus region or in major cities. Russia is suspending its visa-free regime w