Turkey and Russia will assume joint control of territory in Syria formerly held by Kurdish forces under an agreement Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin reached Tuesday, according to The New York Times.
The agreement would reportedly force Kurdish forces to retreat another 20 miles from Syria’s northern border with Turkey.
“The situation in the region is very tense — we understand that,” Putin said before the negotiations began, according to the Times.
“I would like to express the hope that the level of Russian-Turkish relations that has been attained recently will play a role in resolving all of the issues that the region has encountered and will help find answers to all questions, even very difficult ones, in the interests of Turkey, Russia, and all countries,” he added.
“With my dear friend Putin, we will discuss the current situation in northern Syria, primarily to the east of the Euphrates,” Erdoğan told reporters at the airport in Ankara shortly before departing for the meeting with Putin in Sochi, Russia.
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#BREAKING: Russia and Turkey will take joint control of territory held by Kurds in Syria following Trump's decision to pull US troops https://t.co/uConql2nrz pic.twitter.com/8ThpgVm4KE
— The Hill (@thehill) October 22, 2019
Sen. Tim Kaine: "[President Trump is] driving many nations that are sort of adverse to us together." pic.twitter.com/YuYZsDuxsi
— The Hill (@thehill) October 22, 2019
Way to Go, Donnie! Nice of you to sell our Kurdish allies down the river. I hope our other allies don’t expect America to defend and protect them.
It’s official: Russia will help Turkey kill American allies abandoned by Trump. Republicans who sit idly by own this. https://t.co/4xJCQTEztJ
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) October 22, 2019
Which foreign ministry hacked the president's Twitter account? https://t.co/uKG4Ur3Dhl
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) October 22, 2019
Putin became the kingmaker in Syria today as he and Erdogan carved up the Kurd’s homeland. Geopolitically, it’s a win for Russia. On a human level, the Kurds think it’s a catastrophe. Their fate is now the hands of Putin, Erdogan and Assad – and they don’t trust any of them. https://t.co/ora4OeqcGw
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) October 22, 2019
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