Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan now says he wants safe zones in territory held by his archenemy Kurds. ... Putin gave Erdogan concession creating buffer zone Syria for the purpose of stopping almost certain bloodbath Idlib Province. ..…

This strong support for alliance with Russia may seem counterintuitive for Western readers, given Turkish public support for NATO membership, and is in keeping with President Erdoğan's rhetoric that Turkey should cultivate independent ties with Russia, Iran, and China, despite its in Western..…