Erdogan says expects Syria ceasefire after Putin talks

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he expects his talks this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin to result in the rapid achievement of a ceasefire in northwest Syria’s Idlib region. Erdogan was speaking to reporters ahead of his visit to Moscow on Thursday for talks with Putin. The Turkish army and the […]

Russia, Turkey set to discuss Syria conflict at talks in Moscow: Kremlin

Russia and Turkey will discuss all aspects of the Syrian conflict at talks in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin told French President Emmanuel Macron during a phone call, the Kremlin said on Saturday. Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Friday to arrange a meeting to address tensions in Syria’s Idlib province, after […]

Erdogan wants to meet with Putin for Syria talks no later than March 5

 Tuesday, February 25, 2020 10:01:36 AM Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the situation in Syria no later than March 5, Anadolu agency reports, citing Erdogan. “We agreed to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at worst on March 5,” Erdogan said. According to him, the […]

Erdogan Confirms Intention to Meet With Putin, Merkel, Macron to Discuss Idlib on 5 March

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed on Saturday that he intended to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron in Istanbul on 5 March to discuss the situation in Syrian Idlib. “I held telephone conversations with Putin, Macron and Merkel on Idlib. We will […]

After talks with Putin, Erdogan promises more decisive steps in Syria

After talks with Putin, Erdogan promises more decisive steps in Syria  Saturday, February 22, 2020 2:08:08 PM     Turkey will take more decisive steps in Syria, stated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “Fighting is not easy for us, people are dying. We will take more decisive steps,” he said, speaking in the city of […]

Putin just made a major change to Russian law enforcement

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has just carried out a major reshuffling of the country’s law enforcement in attempts to take an even stronger grasp of the country, the Financial Times reports. In a sudden reshuffle, Putin has dismissed eight senior law enforcement officials while promoting 12 others who are viewed as Putin loyalists. The reshuffle was first announced on the presidential website on Saturday as an official decree. Among those promoted in the reshuffle, the FT notes, are Alexei Kudrin, who has been a longtime Putin confidant, as well as Igor Krasnov, an investigator into the death of opposition …

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