ISTANBUL, FEBRUARY 21 - While fighting continues on the ground in Idlib between Syrian government forces supported by Russia and rebels backed by Turkey, a new round of talks has been scheduled between Turkish and Russian delegations next week in Ankara. It will be the third round of meetings after those held between Monday and Tuesday in Moscow and previously in Ankara. Previous negotiations have failed to reach an agreement
Kremlin: Syria talks with Erdogan, Merkel and Macron under discussion
“The possibility of holding a summit is being discussed. There any no firm decisions about it yet. (But) if all the four leaders deem it necessary, we do not rule out the possibility of such a meeting,” Peskov told reporters on a conference call.
There seems to be confusion, possibly intentional, about which party struck Turkish soldiers. My understanding is that it was SAA airstrikes. Not Russian airstrikes. From my response in the previous post
PennyFebruary 21, 2020 at 6:08 AMHi GC: I'm not certain that Russia bombed Turkish Troops.From what I'd read yesterday SAA did kill some Turkish troops- Russia bombed the irregulars/mercs, as usual.
PennyFebruary 21, 2020 at 6:16 AMAs acknowledged by Turkeyhttps://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-syria-security-turkey/turkey-says-syr…;"Turkey said two of its soldiers were killed and five others wounded in Syrian government air strikes in northwest Syria on Thursday, bringing Turkish military fatalities to 15 so far this month in the Idlib region."It begs the question as to why the idea would be put forth that Russia had bombed Turkish troops- Wouldn't this bring NATO fully into the mix?
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