Idlib May Split Russia — Turkey — Iran Alliance

... between Russia and Iran on the one hand, and Turkey on the other. But unlike the September „no-deal” summit in Tehran, the discussion in Sochi was based specifically on the governing terms of a detailed Memorandum on Stabilisation of the Situation in Idlib. According to the document, Ankara was obligated to withdraw the militants and weaponry from the 20-kilometer demilitarized zone (DMZ). Ruslan Mamedov: The Astana Shackles However, the ceasefire-agreement did not protect the triangle alliance from "pitfalls" which existed from the very beginning of the Astana-format. The very basic premise of Turkey, notwithstanding the ...