SOCHI, Russia — His jets patrol Syrian skies . His military is expanding operations at the main naval base in Syria. He and his Syrian allies are moving into territory vacated by the United States. The negotiations ended in a victory for Mr. Putin: Russian and Turkish troops will take joint control over a vast swath of formerly Kurdish-held territory in northern Syria, in a move that cements the rapid expansion of Russian influence in Syria at the expense of the United States and its Kurdish former allies. The Syrian Kurdish leadership did not immediately respond to the demand.

Source: New York Times October 22, 2019 10:40 UTC