Putin Declares War In Syria Won and Only Mop-Up Operation Remains
Russia and Turkey confirm the decision to politically resolve the conflict with Syria. The conditions for stopping the fratricidal war have already been set up in the country. Vladimir Putin said that after meeting with Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The meeting took place in Ankara for 3 hours, behind closed doors. Afterwards, the leaders made short statements.
Vladimir Putin, Russian President: "We're ready to follow the final agreement, reached in mid-September on our 6th international meeting in Astana, to create 4 de-escalation zones. This includes the largest of the zones in the province of Idlib. In fact, the needed conditions have been set up to stop the fratricidal war in Syria, to fully destroy terrorists and return Syrians to a peaceful life, to their homes. These things are absolutely essential. This is important not only for the Syrian people, not only for the region, but for the whole world. We create conditions, in which refugees can return home. This is especially important to activate the search process of a long-term political regulation in Geneva, under the aegis of the UN".