Russia says its troops are now patrolling an area separating the forces of the Syrian government and Turkey—signaling how Moscow is taking the role of key power-broker in the conflict there following U.S. withdrawal.
Russia on Tuesday said its troops were now patrolling an area separating the forces of the Syrian government and Turkey, a development that signals how Moscow is taking the role of key power-broker in the conflict there following the United States’ withdrawal.
The developments in Manbij appeared to underline how Russia is now moving swiftly to broker a new arrangement on the ground amid Turkey's offensive against the Kurdish militias that control northern Syria and which began after President Donald Trump said he would withdraw U.S. troops last week. "First of all, I think that no one wants this kind of clash to happen; it's completely inadmissible. So, of course, we will not allow that," Lavrentyev told a press conference in Abu Dhabi where he was asked how Moscow would stop a confrontation.
Turkey's invasion and the U.S. exit has presented Russia with an opportunity to achieve its goal of having Assad regain greater control of the territory held by the Kurds. Facing destruction from the Turks, the Kurds have been forced to make a deal with the regime. Turkey's president Tayyip Erdogan, however, has given no sign that he is willing to halt the current advance. “We will soon secure the region from Manbij to the border with Iraq,” he said on Tuesday during a visit to Azerbaijan.
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