The Astana Shackles

... for Moscow to retain its position as an honest, if not completely independent, broker On February 14, the leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran will meet in Sochi to discuss Syria and hold separate bilateral meetings. Recently, new developments have emerged that could prove dangerous if each state pursues ... ... be possible if the government and the Kurds, which have up to 50,000 troops, come to an agreement and settle the problem of Idlib. It is believed that Turkey is willing to stop its operations in northeast Syria if the Syrian government and its allies ...