The Turkish-Russian Agreement on Syria
The Turkish-Russian Agreement on Syria

Author(s): Agnieszka Legucka, Karol Wasilewski
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Turkey; Russia; Syria; Agreement;
Summary/Abstract: During a meeting of the presidents of Turkey and Russia, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Vladimir Putin, which took place on 5 March in Moscow, a ceasefire in Idlib was established. The agreement postpones the takeover of the entire province by the Syrian army of Bashar al-Assad but it sanctions its territorial gains in Idlib’s south. In the following weeks, the situation in Idlib will remain unstable. Turkey, fearing the resumption of Assad’s offensive, will strengthen its efforts to get EU and NATO support for establishing a security zone in the north of Idlib.

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