٠٠:٠٠:٣٣Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a private meeting without delegations in Sochi on Tuesday.
According to the Kremlin, the two leaders are expected to discuss “the developments in Syria, including the normalisation of the situation in the country’s north-eastern regions,” just hours before the five-day US-brokered truce in northern Syria is set to expire.
Turkey's military offensive, dubbed 'Operation Peace Spring,' began on October 9, days after the White House announced the withdrawal of US troops from the area.
Turkey agreed to suspend operations on October 17 to let Kurdish-led forces withdraw, following talks in Ankara between Erdogan and US Vice President Mike Pence.
Russia: Putin, Erdogan hold tete-a-tete in Sochi
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a private meeting without delegations in Sochi on Tuesday.
According to the Kremlin, the two leaders are expected to discuss “the developments in Syria, including the normalisation of the situation in the country’s north-eastern regions,” just hours before the five-day US-brokered truce in northern Syria is set to expire.
Turkey's military offensive, dubbed 'Operation Peace Spring,' began on October 9, days after the White House announced the withdrawal of US troops from the area.
Turkey agreed to suspend operations on October 17 to let Kurdish-led forces withdraw, following talks in Ankara between Erdogan and US Vice President Mike Pence.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a private meeting without delegations in Sochi on Tuesday.
According to the Kremlin, the two leaders are expected to discuss “the developments in Syria, including the normalisation of the situation in the country’s north-eastern regions,” just hours before the five-day US-brokered truce in northern Syria is set to expire.
Turkey's military offensive, dubbed 'Operation Peace Spring,' began on October 9, days after the White House announced the withdrawal of US troops from the area.
Turkey agreed to suspend operations on October 17 to let Kurdish-led forces withdraw, following talks in Ankara between Erdogan and US Vice President Mike Pence.