The spokesperson of the European External Action Service, Maja Kocijancic, warned on Monday 7 October against a Turkish intervention in northern Syria.
On the same day, American forces began to withdraw from certain Syrian areas near the Turkish border, leaving the door open for a Turkish offensive, described by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as "imminent".
"In light of the statements made by Turkey and the United States on developments in northeastern Syria (...), a long-term solution will...