Russia and Turkey promise coordination in Syria
25 January 2019 |
10:34 am
Despite very different views of the Syrian conflict, Presidents Putin and Erdogan have met to discuss regional stability in Moscow. Both want to prevent a power vacuum after the US troop withdrawal.
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