The Turkish operation was widely condemned by the international community[65] A few nationd declared their support for the operation and the settlement of refugees in Northern Syria.[66][67][68] While originally acknowledging Turkey's "right to defend itself", on 15 October, Russia hardened its position against the operation and deployed troops.[69][70] Various states imposed arms embargoes on Turkey, and stopped selling arms to Turkey, while the U.S. imposed sanctions on Turkish ministries and senior government officials in response to the offensive in Syria.[7] Likewise, Trump's sudden pullout of US forces in Syria was also widely condemned as a serious betrayal to the Kurds as well as a catastrophic blow to US credibility as an ally and Washington's standing on the world stage, with some stating that this is one of the worst US foreign policy disasters since the Iraq War.[72][73][74][75]