Russia helps Turkey-US deal, takes control in Syria
Journalist Murat Yetkin has penned an analysis of the meeting between President Erdoğan and Russian President Putin that is set to be held on Oct. 22, which is also the date that the ceasefire agreement between Ankara and Washington regarding northern Syria expires.
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Renowned Turkish journalist Murat Yetkin has penned a piece regarding Russia's role in the deal between Turkey and the U.S. concerning the establishment of a "safe zone" in northern Syria.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on Oct. 22 - on the same day as the ceasefire in the Operation Peace Spring ends.
"The date given for Putin and Erdoğan’s meeting was set to hours before the end of the 5-day deadline, before the Erdoğan-Pence meeting. Let’s put this coincidence aside, for now. But it will not be a mere coincidence if Putin asks Erdoğan, to co-operate with Assad regime in Syria, when Erdoğan asks Putin for the extension of the Safe Zone," the prominent journalist wrote in his piece.
You can read Yetkin's piece here.