Daily Archives: March 6, 2020

2020-03-06: News Headlines

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2020-03-07). A "win-win" over Afghanistan and Syria. iranian.com Two peace agreements within a week are a bit too much. Hot on the heels of the US-Taliban peace agreement signed in Doha on February 9, Russia and Turkey have signed a peace agreement over the Syrian conflict in Moscow on March 6. On the face of it, the two are unconnected events but they …

RT (2020-03-06). US 'BLOCKS' UN from supporting Russian-Turkish ceasefire in Syria's Idlib. rt.com US opposition reportedly blocked the UN Security Council from backing the agreement between Russia and Turkey for a ceasefire in Syria's Idlib province. US diplomats earlier sought to back Turkey's incursion in the area. | Friday's meeting was requested by Russia, after President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan hammered out a ceasefire after a six-hour meeting in Moscow the day before. | However, "one of the parties" blocked the Security Council statement that would have expressed support for the agreement, Russian envoy to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said. | Also on rt.com | | <...

RT (2020-03-06). Turkish forces 'to react' to any attack of Syrian Army in Idlib, Erdogan warns. rt.com Turkish Armed Forces in Syria's Idlib would fight back any attack from the Syrian forces, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. | "We would invariably stay vigilant for any attacks and violations," Erdogan said, according to Yeni Safak. | Ankara's main goal is "implementation of UN resolution 2254 and launch of political process and end of civil war in Syria," TASS quoted the Turkish president as saying. He also noted that "the Turkish observation points would retain their status" and that any changes regarding them "are off the table." | On Thursday, Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin agree…

RT (2020-03-06). Of course it's coincidence: Kremlin spokesman denies trolling Erdogan with bronzework of Russo-Turkish war. rt.com Some believe the Kremlin wanted to rattle Turkey's President by placing him next to a work of art depicting a crushing Ottoman defeat at the hands of the Russians, but Vladimir Putin's spokesman says it was pure coincidence. | Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Moscow on Thursday to discuss with the Russian President ways to

RT (2020-03-06). Erdogan vows to keep migrants flowing as THOUSANDS keep trying to storm Greek border (VIDEOS). rt.com Turkey's border will remain open for migrants seeking to reach the EU, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says. Thousands of illegal migrants have amassed at the border with Greece, facing off with police and trying to break through. | Ankara will not try to stop the refugees flowing to Europe, Erdogan told reporters Friday, as he was flying home from Moscow, where he had agreed a ceasefire document on Syria's Idlib with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. | Are the borders open or closed? We don't have time to discuss it anymore. It is done. | The situation at the Greek-Turkish border remains very tense [m…

Steven Sahiounie (2020-03-06). The New Idlib Ceasefire Forces Turkey-Backed Extremists to Fall Back. mintpressnews.com Putin and Erdogan met in Moscow in a last-ditch effort to strike a deal over the escalating violence in Idlib, Syria. Steven Sahiounie weighs in on who prevailed and what likely comes next.

RT (2020-03-06). Russian billionaire banker Tinkov stranded in London for US extradition probe reveals he has BLOOD CANCER. rt.com Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov, whom the US wants to extradite from Britain over alleged tax evasion, has revealed he cannot leave his home in London because he is undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia. | The 52-year-old Russian-born businessman said he chose to make his condition public because of "speculation" since the US Department of Justice indicted him over a failure to pay taxes when he renounced his American citizenship in 2013. Tinkov, according to the US authorities, underreported his income and wealth to dodge liabilities. | "I have been diagnosed with an acute form of leukemia. The diagnosis came…

RT (2020-03-06). Deadly & beautiful: Find out how Russian female soldiers train for their big day (no, not a wedding day). rt.com Trim, fit and synched. That's how these 24 young soldiers have to look when they march through Ekaterinburg in May to open the Victory Day parade. And it takes a lot of training to get every detail right. | The all-female tattoo was gathered from ladies serving in Russian military units in Siberia, the Urals and the Volga region. They are now learning how to work as a well-oiled team and are undergoing physical endurance training to be in peak form by May 9. | | © Russian Defense Ministry | Footage of their regimen was released by the defense ministry ahead of the International Women's Day. | A heads…

RT (2020-03-06). Serbia will continue to source weapons from 'friendly states' despite US sanctions threat — minister. rt.com Serbia will continue to source weapons from "friendly states," despite a looming threat of US sanctions in the event of further such deliveries from Russia, Serbian defense minister said on Friday. "Serbia is not a colony" and will decide for itself about "the strengthening and equipping of its armed forces," Aleksandar Vulin said in a statement. | US officials have spoken openly about introducing sanctions against Serbia if Moscow sends more arms to the country. Belgrade has recently received a sophisticated anti-aircraft system from Russia, which has also provided fighter jets, attack helicopters and armored…

RT (2020-03-06). Moscow medics responding to possible child coronavirus case BEATEN by father for wearing protective suits. rt.com Did you hear the one about the paramedic who went to help a sick child, and ended up being beaten by the kid's father? Well, you have now. | On Thursday, medics in Moscow showed up to examine a youngster suspected of having coronavirus, the Russian police press service reported. Unfortunately, the child's dad is said to have taken exception to the fact that they were wearing protective suits. | According to media reports, the young patient had pneumonia, which presents with symptoms similar to Covid-19. The attendant paramedic and doctor therefore put on special suits to protect themselves from the possibility…

RT (2020-03-06). Ukrainian Chess grand master and girlfriend FOUND DEAD in Moscow — 'laughing gas' suspected. rt.com Stanislav Bogdanovich, a chess grand master from Odessa, Ukraine, has been found dead in Moscow with his girlfriend, Alexandra Vernigora. The two Ukrainians lived together in the Russian capital's Filyovsky Park district. | Moscow media reports say the pair were apparently poisoned by laughing gas, with their bodies found near balloons containing nitrous oxide. A source told Interfax that the heads of both victims were in plastic bags, and next to their bed was a gas canister. | www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1034065026734009&set=pb.100003915636851.-2207520000..&type=3&theater | Bogdanovich recently r…

RT (2020-03-06). NOPEC! Oil prices plummet after Russia rejects new crude production cuts. rt.com Cooperation between Russia and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has got to an abrupt stop after Moscow refused to back new deeper cuts on oil output. The move has sent oil prices into a downward spiral. | The OPEC and non-OPEC countries held the consultations on oil cuts consultations in Vienna on Friday, yet failed to agree on them. | The talks followed the OPEC decision to cut the output by an extra 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in the second quarter of this year — but only if Russia joins in. The new cuts were expected to come on top of the already existing cuts of 2.1 mill…

RT (2020-03-06). War averted as Russia & Turkey reach deal on Idlib… but is peace on horizon? rt.com After a new agreement with Russia dispelled the specter of a major conflict arising from the recent escalation of tensions in Syria's Idlib, RT finds out whether it will be a lasting solution for Ankara and Damascus. | Damascus had launched an offensive in the northwestern province of Idlib against armed groups, which Ankara had supported as well as launching a military operation of its own. However, a heated standoff between the Syrian Army and Turkey seems to have been avoided. This was all thanks to the diplomatic efforts of Moscow and Ankara, which led to a new agreement on the troubled province following…

Staff (2020-03-06). Headlines for March 6, 2020. democracynow.org 3,500 Cruise Ship Passengers Quarantined Off California Coast over Coronavirus Fears, Seattle Area Residents Urged to Work from Home as Coronavirus Spreads Across U.S., World Health Organization's Coronavirus Warning: "This Is Not a Drill", Stocks Tumble as Coronavirus Rattles Global Economy, Sen. Elizabeth Warren Suspends 2020 Presidential Bid, Bernie Sanders Campaign Rally Disrupted by Protester with Nazi Flag, Russia and Turkey Agree to a Ceasefire in Syria's War-Torn Idlib, Israel Accused of Collective Punishment After Demolishing Palestinian Homes, Israeli Opposition Parties Bidding to Unseat Netanyahu After…

Paul Street (2020-03-06). They Rule: No Easter Bernie. counterpunch.org Former MSNBC (MSDNC) talk show host Chris Matthews' execution by the Bernie Sanders campaign today was quick and painless. A guillotine was set up near Central Park's Pond & Gapstow Bridge. A crowd of 15,000 applauded politely after Matthews' head was held up and placed inside a model Cold War era television. Ticket fees (ranging from $27 to $200) were dedicated to the Sanders campaign. Sanders addressed the crowd, calmly explaining why Matthews had been condemned. Sanders asked attendees to go to berniesanders.com to contribute further to his campaign and to nominate other broadcast journalists for executio…

WSWS (2020-03-06). Putin and Erdogan agree to new Idlib ceasefire at Moscow summit on Syria. wsws.org Despite both sides' efforts to smooth over the conflicts, the ceasefire does not resolve the broader NATO-Russia conflicts behind recent Turkish-Russian clashes in Syria.

Chris Busby (2020-03-06). Cancer in US Navy Nuclear Powered Ships. counterpunch.org In 2011, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan was about 100km off the coast of Japan at the time of the Tsunami and the subsequent Fukushima reactor explosions. It was directed by the US government to ride to the rescue in what was later called Operation Tomodachi (friendship)–to provide assistance to the victims of the floods. What no-one on board was told was that the reactors had exploded and a plume of highly radioactive material was blowing east from the site into the path of the vessel. Of course, when this arrived, all the radiation monitors on the boat started screaming, and the planes…

Staff (2020-03-06). Fox News Is Spreading Trump's Coronavirus Lies Faster Than the Disease Itself. truthout.org President Trump said that Russian interference in the 2016 election was a hoax perpetrated by the Democrats to destroy his presidency. He claimed his impeachment was a Democratic hoax too and last week he said the coronavirus — or at least media coverage of the coronavirus — was one as well. | None of those were hoaxes. But that doesn't mean hoaxes don't exist. In fact, when it comes to the coronavirus crisis, disinformation, propaganda and hoaxes abound. Ironically, one of the so…

teleSUR (2020-03-06). OPEC: Negotiations to Reduce Oil Supply Fail, Oil Prices Drop. telesurenglish.net Due to the decline in global oil consumption caused by the Covid-19 epidemic, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Friday proposed to cut oil supplies by 1.5 million barrels per day until the end of 2020. This proposal, however, was not accepted due to the resistance of Russia and Kazakhstan. | RELATED: | This adjustment, which represents about 1.5 percent of world production, was proposed during the OPEC meeting in Vienna, Austria. | On…

yenisafak (2020-03-06). Greeks | attack descendants of Syrians who protected their ancestors during | WWII. yenisafak.com As the Syrian civil war continues to rage, it has become quite clear that Europe, where refugee hostility has been on the rise, has quickly forgotten its not-so-distant past.During World War II, hundreds of thousands of Europeans who fled Nazi occupation and Soviet oppression, have sought protection in Middle Eastern countries.There's an abundance of records about migrant ancestors of Greeks who were hosted by Syria during WWII.However, the whole world today is bearing witness to Greece's barbaric attacks against asylum seekers on its borders.Over 12,000 Greek migrants were hosted in camps located in the city of…

yenisafak (2020-03-06). Erdogan hopes cease-fire continues in Idlib, Syria. yenisafak.com Turkish president on Friday said Ankara reached a cease-fire deal with Russia regarding northwestern Idlib city of Syria, which would hopefully bring an end to a war between Muslim parties.Recep Tayyip Erdogan's remarks came after Friday prayers in Istanbul, where he commented on operations of Turkish Armed Forces in Syria and deadly coronavirus outbreak around the world."We have had martyrs. We finally sat at the table yesterday and agreed on a cease-fire as of [Thursday] midnight. We hope that it [cease-fire] continues," Erdogan said.Erdogan noted that he hoped this move would bring an end to a war between Musl…

yenisafak (2020-03-06). US, Europe unsafe if Syrian regime not stopped: Expert. yenisafak.com American and European interests will soon be threatened if the atrocities by Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria are not stopped, said an American expert on Friday."A new wave of refugees will destabilize European democracies. The United States has interests all over the region that will be threatened by the rising chaos," said political analyst Josh Robin, at his column for the Washington Post."The strategic argument is clear-cut. What happens in Syria doesn't stay in Syria."Idlib, just across Turkey's southern border with Syria, falls within a de-escalation zone laid out in a deal between Turkey and Russia in late…

yenisafak (2020-03-06). Russia condemns Israel's plan for West Bank settlements. yenisafak.com Russia on Friday strongly condemned Israel's plans to build new settlements in the occupied West Bank. | At a news conference in Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Israel's plans for new settlements "clearly" violate international law. | "The plans [for new settlements in the occupied West Bank] … clearly contradict the international legal basis for the Israeli-Palestinian settlement. Their implementation will make impossible the territorial continuity of this zone, which is an essential condition for the viability of a future Palestinian state," she said. | Zakharova called the c…

sputniknews (2020-03-06). Russian Military Says Registered 6 Violations by Militants in Idlib Since New Ceasefire Took Effect. sputniknews.com Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier struck a ceasefire agreement creating a humanitarian corridor and establishing joint patrols in the province.

sputniknews (2020-03-06). US Could've Sent Munitions to Turkish Troops in Idlib Without Recently Agreed Ceasefire – Erdogan. sputniknews.com Following two months of escalating violence in Syria's Idlib Province, a new ceasefire regime was negotiated for the area by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart on 5 March.

sputniknews (2020-03-06). Netherlands-Led JIT Biased Towards Russia, Ignored Massive Data on MH17 Crash Handed Over by Moscow. sputniknews.com Moscow has expressed readiness to provide all the relevant data on the MH17 crash since the day of the catastrophe, including radar data and information about weapons allegedly used to down the plane, but the investigative team repeatedly ignored these offers or disregarded the data obtained in its conclusions.

sputniknews (2020-03-06). Russia's Aeroflot Reduces Number of Flights to China, South Korea, Vietnam, Italy. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia's Aeroflot airline announced on Friday it was reducing the number of flights to destinations in China, South Korea, Vietnam, and Italy due to falling demand amid the coronavirus disease outbreak there.

sputniknews (2020-03-06). Russia Suspends Entry of Foreigners Coming From Iran for Work, Study, Tourism. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian government has decided to temporarily ban the entry of foreign citizens and stateless persons arriving from Iran for training, work or tourism, the Cabinet's press service announced on Friday.

sputniknews (2020-03-06). US Marines Prioritize Making Land-Based Anti-Ship Missiles Once Banned by INF Treaty. sputniknews.com The US Marine Corps is prioritizing a new, land-based anti-ship missile launcher as part of its strategy to defeat Chinese and Russian naval forces. The Marines plan to fly the systems onto remote island-based Expeditionary Advance Bases and quickly create "no-go zones" for enemy ships and aircraft.

sputniknews (2020-03-06). Russian S-400 Air Defence Systems Will Enter Service in Turkey in April – Erdogan. sputniknews.com ANKARA (Sputnik) – Russian-made S-400 air defence missile systems will enter service in Turkey in April, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.

sputniknews (2020-03-06). Trump Reelection Campaign Files Libel Suit Against CNN Over 'False' Russia Story. sputniknews.com The reelection campaign of US President Donald Trump filed a libel lawsuit against CNN on Friday alleging the news outlet disseminated "false and defamatory" statements that suggested the president was seeking Russia's assistance in the 2020 presidential election.

sputniknews (2020-03-06). Russia Registers 6 New Coronavirus Cases, Carriers Arrived From Italy – Health Authorities. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia confirmed six new cases of coronavirus disease, officially known as COVID-19, in the country, Russia's coronavirus response centre said on Friday.

sputniknews (2020-03-06). Fragile Balance: Idlib Ceasefire Can Fail From 'Slightest Mistake', Military Expert Warns. sputniknews.com The Russian and Turkish presidents negotiated a ceasefire agreement on 5 March to end the recent escalation of tensions in Syria's Idlib Province. The flare-up was triggered by attacks of local terrorists against Syrian forces and the latter's retaliatory strikes that resulted in the deaths of Turkish troops caught in the crossfire.

sputniknews (2020-03-06). Girl Power! Russian Female Boxer Said She Pretended to be a Man to Compete With Male Fighters. sputniknews.com Tatiana Dvazhdova made the statement during a conference called "International Women's Day — Feminism, Socialism, Sexism".

sputniknews (2020-03-06). OPEC+ Abolishes Oil Output Restrictions as No Consensus Reached on Market Situation – Novak. sputniknews.com VIENNA (Sputnik) – The OPEC+ has decided to abolish the oil production restrictions as no consensus has been reached between the 24 countries on the current situation in the market, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has stated.

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2020-03-06). Russia Fears US Under Trump Now Ready to Use Nuclear Weapons as 'Viable Political Option'. commondreams.org "This dramatically increases the chance of a nuclear exchange due to miscalculation or human error." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/us-completes-w76-1-nuclear-warhead-life-extension-program-770×410.jpg

RT (2020-03-06). Have we killed it? Kalashnikov puts antique RPD machine gun through full-auto torture test (VIDEO). rt.com The gun expert team at iconic arms maker Kalashnikov Concern has put a WWII-era RPD machinegun through a 'full-auto' nightmare, bringing the antique weapon to its demise in a new 'Destroyers of Weapons' video. | The renowned arms producer has surely developed the taste for making literally hot internet content, adding its new video to its popular series. | This time, the expert team obtained an RPD machinegun — a Second World War design chambered in 7.62×39mm and created in 1944 by Vasily Degtyaryov. In Russia, the gun was retired long ago, yet Soviet-era RPDs and its foreign knockoffs are still in…

RT (2020-03-05). Hunt for Russians continues? US charges 'Putin's oligarch' banker Oleg Tinkov with tax fraud, demands extradition from UK. rt.com The US Department of Justice has unsealed the indictment against Oleg Tinkov, accusing the Russian-born businessman of failing to pay taxes after renouncing his US citizenship and threatening him with six years behind bars. | Tinkov, 52, was detained and released on bail in London earlier this week, pending an extradition hearing. On Thursday, the US Department of Justice unsealed the indictment against him, dated September 26, 2019. | The DOJ

Staff (2020-03-05). Russia, Turkey Announce Cease-Fire in Northwestern Syria. truthdig.com Putin and Erdogan reach deal to try to ease escalating tensions with Assad-led forces in Idlib and say they will help refugees return home.

RT (2020-03-05). Russia cancels SPIEF 2020 economic conference over coronavirus concerns. rt.com One of the biggest business events in Russia, the St Petersburg Economic Forum (SPIEF), won't be convening this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, organizers have announced. | The decision was made in order to "protect the health of Russian citizens, guests and participants," Andrey Belousov, chairman of the SPIEF organizing committee, explained. | SPIEF 2020 was scheduled to take place between June 3 and 6. | The decision to cancel SPIEF 2020 comes amid a Covid-19 epidemic, which originated in China's Wuhan and has already killed 3,000 people around the globe. | In February, Moscow temporarily banned all C…

RT (2020-03-05). Moscow declares HIGH ALERT over coronavirus threat, imposes mandatory self-quarantines & workplace health checks. rt.com Health authorities in Russia's capital have imposed a state of "high alert" and a series of new measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, directing anyone returning from virus-stricken locales to self-isolate. | Returnees from trips abroad — namely from China, Iran, South Korea, Germany, France, Italy and Spain — have been asked to relay details of their travel to health officials, and to self-quarantine for a period of 14 days, according to a

news.un (2020-03-05). Nuclear non-proliferation treaty an essential pillar for peace and security. news.un.org Countries meeting in New York next month to review progress on nuclear non-proliferation are being urged by the UN Secretary-General to use the opportunity to strengthen global peace and security.

teleSUR (2020-03-05). Putin and Erdogan Meet in an Attempt to End Idlib Crisis. telesurenglish.net Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan are meeting this Thursday in Moscow to take measures to stop the military escalation and its consequent migration crisis in the Syrian province of Idlib. | RELATED: | "This meeting is crucial. I am confident that the decisions we take will ease the situation in Idlib," the Turkish president said at the start of the meeting, according to local media. | Both presi…

teleSUR (2020-03-05). Russia, Turkey Agree Ceasefire Deal for Syria's Idlib. telesurenglish.net Turkey and Russia agreed to a ceasefire deal on Thursday in Syria's Idlib region; after their two leaders said RELATED: | Russian President Vladimir Putin, standing next to his Turkish co…

Eric Zuesse (2020-03-05). Erdogan Tells Putin: "We're in Idlib to Protect the People There." globalresearch.ca On Thursday, March 5th, Turkey's President Tayyip …

Staff (2020-03-05). Trump's Harsh Iran Policy Helped Hardliners Win Iran's Elections. truthout.org Note: This article was supported by the Pulitzer Center. | TEHRAN — The landslide victory for hardliners in Iran's recent parliamentary elections confirms that whoever occupies the White House next year won't have an easy time dealing with Iran. | Many Iranians were already angry at President Donald Trump's unilateral withdrawal from the nuclear accord, imposition of harsh sanctions and the Jan. 3 assassination of the popular military leader Qassem Soleimani. And they showed that anger at the polls.

news.un (2020-03-05). Guterres calls for 'immediate and lasting' end to Syria fighting as Turkey and Russia agree ceasefire. news.un.org The UN Secretary-General said on Thursday that he hoped the latest ceasefire agreement between Russia and Turkey to end fighting across Syria's stricken Idlib region, would finally lead to "an immediate and lasting cessation", that would protect civilian lives.

teleSUR (2020-03-05). OPEC Backs Biggest Oil Cut Since 2008 Crisis, Awaits Russia. telesurenglish.net OPEC agreed on Thursday to cut oil output by an extra 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in the second quarter of 2020 to support prices that have been hit by the coronavirus outbreak but made its action conditional on Russia and others joining in. | RELATED: | Russia and Kazakhstan, both members of the broader and informal group known as OPEC+, said they had not yet agreed to a deeper cut, raising the risk of a collaps…

Staff (2020-03-05). Rudy Giuliani Has Emerged as Trump's Shadow Secretary of State. truthout.org Imagine, just for the sake of argument, that the president of the United States was an arrogant, information-challenged, would-be autocrat with a soft spot for authoritarian leaders from China, Russia, and North Korea to Egypt ("

Markus Salzmann (2020-03-05). Defender 2020: Largest Mobilisation of NATO Troops Against Russia in 25 Years. globalresearch.ca The largest deployment of troops across the Atlantic in 25 years entered its main phase last weekend within the framework of the Defender Europe 2020 exercise. The scale of NATO's provocative military exercise underscores how far advanced the preparations for …

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A "win-win" over Afghanistan and Syria
M. K. Bhadrakumar | iranian.com | 2020-03-07
Two peace agreements within a week are a bit too much. Hot on the heels of the US-Taliban peace agreement signed in Doha on February 9, Russia and Turkey have signed a peace agreement over the Syrian conflict in Moscow on March 6. On the face of it, the two are unconnected events but they …
iranian.com/2020/03/06/a-win-win-over-afghanistan-and-syria/

War averted as Russia & Turkey reach deal on Idlib… but is peace on horizon?
rt.com | 2020-03-06
After a new agreement with Russia dispelled the specter of a major conflict arising from the recent escalation of tensions in Syria's Idlib, RT finds out whether it will be a lasting solution for Ankara and Damascus. | Damascus had launched an offensive in the northwestern province of Idlib against armed groups, which Ankara had supported as well as launching a military operation of its own. However, a heated standoff between the Syrian Army and Turkey seems to have been avoided. This was all thanks to the diplomatic efforts of Moscow and Ankara, which led to a new agreement on the troubled province following…
rt.com/news/482496-russia-turkey-idlib-deal-war/

Erdogan vows to keep migrants flowing as THOUSANDS keep trying to storm Greek border (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-03-06
Turkey's border will remain open for migrants seeking to reach the EU, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says. Thousands of illegal migrants have amassed at the border with Greece, facing off with police and trying to break through. | Ankara will not try to stop the refugees flowing to Europe, Erdogan told reporters Friday, as he was flying home from Moscow, where he had agreed a ceasefire document on Syria's Idlib with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. | Are the borders open or closed? We don't have time to discuss it anymore. It is done. | The situation at the Greek-Turkish border remains very tense [m…
rt.com/news/482520-turkey-greece-migrant-crisis/

They Rule: No Easter Bernie
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-06
Former MSNBC (MSDNC) talk show host Chris Matthews' execution by the Bernie Sanders campaign today was quick and painless. A guillotine was set up near Central Park's Pond & Gapstow Bridge. A crowd of 15,000 applauded politely after Matthews' head was held up and placed inside a model Cold War era television. Ticket fees (ranging from $27 to $200) were dedicated to the Sanders campaign. Sanders addressed the crowd, calmly explaining why Matthews had been condemned. Sanders asked attendees to go to berniesanders.com to contribute further to his campaign and to nominate other broadcast journalists for executio…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/06/they-rule-no-easter-bernie/

Have we killed it? Kalashnikov puts antique RPD machine gun through full-auto torture test (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-06
The gun expert team at iconic arms maker Kalashnikov Concern has put a WWII-era RPD machinegun through a 'full-auto' nightmare, bringing the antique weapon to its demise in a new 'Destroyers of Weapons' video. | The renowned arms producer has surely developed the taste for making literally hot internet content, adding its new video to its popular series. | This time, the expert team obtained an RPD machinegun

Deadly & beautiful: Find out how Russian female soldiers train for their big day (no, not a wedding day)
rt.com | 2020-03-06
Trim, fit and synched. That's how these 24 young soldiers have to look when they march through Ekaterinburg in May to open the Victory Day parade. And it takes a lot of training to get every detail right. | The all-female tattoo was gathered from ladies serving in Russian military units in Siberia, the Urals and the Volga region. They are now learning how to work as a well-oiled team and are undergoing physical endurance training to be in peak form by May 9. | | © Russian Defense Ministry | Footage of their regimen was released by the defense ministry ahead of the International Women's Day. | A heads…
rt.com/russia/482497-russian-beautiful-female-troops/

Russian billionaire banker Tinkov stranded in London for US extradition probe reveals he has BLOOD CANCER
rt.com | 2020-03-06
Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov, whom the US wants to extradite from Britain over alleged tax evasion, has revealed he cannot leave his home in London because he is undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia. | The 52-year-old Russian-born businessman said he chose to make his condition public because of "speculation" since the US Department of Justice indicted him over a failure to pay taxes when he renounced his American citizenship in 2013. Tinkov, according to the US authorities, underreported his income and wealth to dodge liabilities. | "I have been diagnosed with an acute form of leukemia. The diagnosis came…
rt.com/business/482515-tinkov-london-probe-chemo-therapy/

Turkish forces 'to react' to any attack of Syrian Army in Idlib, Erdogan warns
rt.com | 2020-03-06
Turkish Armed Forces in Syria's Idlib would fight back any attack from the Syrian forces, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. | "We would invariably stay vigilant for any attacks and violations," Erdogan said, according to Yeni Safak. | Ankara's main goal is "implementation of UN resolution 2254 and launch of political process and end of civil war in Syria," TASS quoted the Turkish president as saying. He also noted that "the Turkish observation points would retain their status" and that any changes regarding them "are off the table." | On Thursday, Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin agree…
rt.com/newsline/482516-turkish-forces-react-idlib/

Moscow medics responding to possible child coronavirus case BEATEN by father for wearing protective suits
rt.com | 2020-03-06
Did you hear the one about the paramedic who went to help a sick child, and ended up being beaten by the kid's father? Well, you have now. | On Thursday, medics in Moscow showed up to examine a youngster suspected of having coronavirus, the Russian police press service reported. Unfortunately, the child's dad is said to have taken exception to the fact that they were wearing protective suits. | According to media reports, the young patient had pneumonia, which presents with symptoms similar to Covid-19. The attendant paramedic and doctor therefore put on special suits to protect themselves from the possibility…
rt.com/russia/482522-coronavirus-moscow-medics-beaten/

Fox News Is Spreading Trump's Coronavirus Lies Faster Than the Disease Itself
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-06
President Trump said that Russian interference in the 2016 election was a hoax perpetrated by the Democrats to destroy his presidency. He claimed his impeachment was a Democratic hoax too and last week he said the coronavirus

Of course it's coincidence: Kremlin spokesman denies trolling Erdogan with bronzework of Russo-Turkish war
rt.com | 2020-03-06
Some believe the Kremlin wanted to rattle Turkey's President by placing him next to a work of art depicting a crushing Ottoman defeat at the hands of the Russians, but Vladimir Putin's spokesman says it was pure coincidence. | Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Moscow on Thursday to discuss with the Russian President ways to deescalate tensions in Syria's Idlib province. When Putin and his guest were briefing the media, a clock was visible on the mantelpiece behind their backs. The instrument is decorated with…
rt.com/russia/482509-putin-erdogan-clock-trolling/

US 'BLOCKS' UN from supporting Russian-Turkish ceasefire in Syria's Idlib
rt.com | 2020-03-06
US opposition reportedly blocked the UN Security Council from backing the agreement between Russia and Turkey for a ceasefire in Syria's Idlib province. US diplomats earlier sought to back Turkey's incursion in the area. | Friday's meeting was requested by Russia, after President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan hammered out a ceasefire after a six-hour meeting in Moscow the day before. | However, "one of the parties" blocked the Security Council statement that would have expressed support for the agreement, Russian envoy to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said. | Also on rt.com | |
rt.com/news/482531-us-blocks-un-syria-ceasefire/

NOPEC! Oil prices plummet after Russia rejects new crude production cuts
rt.com | 2020-03-06
Cooperation between Russia and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has got to an abrupt stop after Moscow refused to back new deeper cuts on oil output. The move has sent oil prices into a downward spiral. | The OPEC and non-OPEC countries held the consultations on oil cuts consultations in Vienna on Friday, yet failed to agree on them. | The talks followed the OPEC decision to cut the output by an extra 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in the second quarter of this year

Putin and Erdogan agree to new Idlib ceasefire at Moscow summit on Syria
wsws.org | 2020-03-06
Despite both sides' efforts to smooth over the conflicts, the ceasefire does not resolve the broader NATO-Russia conflicts behind recent Turkish-Russian clashes in Syria.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/06/idli-m06.html

Russian Meddling Again
Andrew Levine | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-06
Joe Biden is not the only bad idea, way past its "best if sold by" date, that the Clintonites who call the shots for the Democratic Party have resurrected; a Cold War with Russia and with China too, insofar as it can be done in a way that does not imperil the American economy, is…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/06/russian-meddling-again/

OPEC: Negotiations to Reduce Oil Supply Fail, Oil Prices Drop
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-06
Due to the decline in global oil consumption caused by the Covid-19 epidemic, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Friday proposed to cut oil supplies by 1.5 million barrels per day until the end of 2020. This proposal, however, was not accepted due to the resistance of Russia and Kazakhstan. | RELATED: | OPEC, Allies Evaluate Oil Production Cut | This adjustment, which represents about 1.5 percent of world production, was proposed during the OPEC meeting in Vienna, Austria. | On…
telesurenglish.net/news/opec-covid-19-demands-cuts-in-global-oil-production–20200306-0005.html

The New Idlib Ceasefire Forces Turkey-Backed Extremists to Fall Back
Steven Sahiounie | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-06
Putin and Erdogan met in Moscow in a last-ditch effort to strike a deal over the escalating violence in Idlib, Syria. Steven Sahiounie weighs in on who prevailed and what likely comes next.
mintpressnews.com/russia-turkey-ceasefire-moscow-idlib/265541/

Cancer in US Navy Nuclear Powered Ships
Chris Busby | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-06
In 2011, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan was about 100km off the coast of Japan at the time of the Tsunami and the subsequent Fukushima reactor explosions. It was directed by the US government to ride to the rescue in what was later called Operation Tomodachi (friendship)–to provide assistance to the victims of the floods. What no-one on board was told was that the reactors had exploded and a plume of highly radioactive material was blowing east from the site into the path of the vessel. Of course, when this arrived, all the radiation monitors on the boat started screaming, and the planes…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/06/cancer-in-us-navy-nuclear-powered-ships/

Russia Suspends Entry of Foreigners Coming From Iran for Work, Study, Tourism
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian government has decided to temporarily ban the entry of foreign citizens and stateless persons arriving from Iran for training, work or tourism, the Cabinet's press service announced on Friday.
sputniknews.com/russia/202003061078497099-russia-suspends-entry-of-foreigners-coming-from-iran/

Russia's Aeroflot Reduces Number of Flights to China, South Korea, Vietnam, Italy
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia's Aeroflot airline announced on Friday it was reducing the number of flights to destinations in China, South Korea, Vietnam, and Italy due to falling demand amid the coronavirus disease outbreak there.
sputniknews.com/russia/202003061078497633-russias-aeroflot-reduces-number-of-flights-to-china-south-korea-vietnam-italy/

US Could've Sent Munitions to Turkish Troops in Idlib Without Recently Agreed Ceasefire – Erdogan
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
Following two months of escalating violence in Syria's Idlib Province, a new ceasefire regime was negotiated for the area by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart on 5 March.
sputniknews.com/world/202003061078493207-us-couldve-sent-munitions-to-turkish-troops-in-idlib-without-recently-agreed-ceasefire-erdogan/

Trump Reelection Campaign Files Libel Suit Against CNN Over 'False' Russia Story
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
The reelection campaign of US President Donald Trump filed a libel lawsuit against CNN on Friday alleging the news outlet disseminated "false and defamatory" statements that suggested the president was seeking Russia's assistance in the 2020 presidential election.
sputniknews.com/us/202003061078497714-trump-reelection-campaign-files-libel-suit-against-cnn-over-false-russia-story/

OPEC+ Abolishes Oil Output Restrictions as No Consensus Reached on Market Situation – Novak
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
VIENNA (Sputnik) – The OPEC+ has decided to abolish the oil production restrictions as no consensus has been reached between the 24 countries on the current situation in the market, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has stated.
sputniknews.com/business/202003061078496615-opec-abolishes-oil-output-restrictions-as-no-consensus-reached/

Russian S-400 Air Defence Systems Will Enter Service in Turkey in April – Erdogan
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
ANKARA (Sputnik) – Russian-made S-400 air defence missile systems will enter service in Turkey in April, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.
sputniknews.com/military/202003061078494188-russian-s-400-air-defence-systems-enter-service-in-turkey/

Russia Registers 6 New Coronavirus Cases, Carriers Arrived From Italy – Health Authorities
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia confirmed six new cases of coronavirus disease, officially known as COVID-19, in the country, Russia's coronavirus response centre said on Friday.
sputniknews.com/russia/202003061078494701-russia-registers-6-new-coronavirus-cases-carriers-arrived-from-italy/

Fragile Balance: Idlib Ceasefire Can Fail From 'Slightest Mistake', Military Expert Warns
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
The Russian and Turkish presidents negotiated a ceasefire agreement on 5 March to end the recent escalation of tensions in Syria's Idlib Province. The flare-up was triggered by attacks of local terrorists against Syrian forces and the latter's retaliatory strikes that resulted in the deaths of Turkish troops caught in the crossfire.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202003061078497027-fragile-balance-idlib-ceasefire-can-fail-from-slightest-mistake-military-expert-warns/

Netherlands-Led JIT Biased Towards Russia, Ignored Massive Data on MH17 Crash Handed Over by Moscow
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
Moscow has expressed readiness to provide all the relevant data on the MH17 crash since the day of the catastrophe, including radar data and information about weapons allegedly used to down the plane, but the investigative team repeatedly ignored these offers or disregarded the data obtained in its conclusions.
sputniknews.com/world/202003061078494723-netherlands-led-jit-biased-towards-russia-ignored-massive-data-on-mh17-crash-handed-over-by-moscow/

Russian Military Says Registered 6 Violations by Militants in Idlib Since New Ceasefire Took Effect
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier struck a ceasefire agreement creating a humanitarian corridor and establishing joint patrols in the province.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202003061078497139-russian-military-says-registered-6-violations-by-militants-in-idlib-since-new-ceasefire-took-effect/

Girl Power! Russian Female Boxer Said She Pretended to be a Man to Compete With Male Fighters
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
Tatiana Dvazhdova made the statement during a conference called "International Women's Day

US Marines Prioritize Making Land-Based Anti-Ship Missiles Once Banned by INF Treaty
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
The US Marine Corps is prioritizing a new, land-based anti-ship missile launcher as part of its strategy to defeat Chinese and Russian naval forces. The Marines plan to fly the systems onto remote island-based Expeditionary Advance Bases and quickly create "no-go zones" for enemy ships and aircraft.
sputniknews.com/military/202003061078497595-us-marines-prioritize-making-land-based-anti-ship-missiles-once-banned-by-inf-treaty/

Greeks | attack descendants of Syrians who protected their ancestors during | WWII
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-06
As the Syrian civil war continues to rage, it has become quite clear that Europe, where refugee hostility has been on the rise, has quickly forgotten its not-so-distant past.During World War II, hundreds of thousands of Europeans who fled Nazi occupation and Soviet oppression, have sought protection in Middle Eastern countries.There's an abundance of records about migrant ancestors of Greeks who were hosted by Syria during WWII.However, the whole world today is bearing witness to Greece's barbaric attacks against asylum seekers on its borders.Over 12,000 Greek migrants were hosted in camps located in the city of…
yenisafak.com/en/world/greeksattack-descendants-of-syrians-who-protected-their-ancestors-duringwwii-3513443

Russia condemns Israel's plan for West Bank settlements
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-06
Russia on Friday strongly condemned Israel's plans to build new settlements in the occupied West Bank. | At a news conference in Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Israel's plans for new settlements "clearly" violate international law. | "The plans [for new settlements in the occupied West Bank] … clearly contradict the international legal basis for the Israeli-Palestinian settlement. Their implementation will make impossible the territorial continuity of this zone, which is an essential condition for the viability of a future Palestinian state," she said. | Zakharova called the c…
yenisafak.com/en/news/russia-condemns-israels-plan-for-west-bank-settlements-3513462

US, Europe unsafe if Syrian regime not stopped: Expert
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-06
American and European interests will soon be threatened if the atrocities by Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria are not stopped, said an American expert on Friday."A new wave of refugees will destabilize European democracies. The United States has interests all over the region that will be threatened by the rising chaos," said political analyst Josh Robin, at his column for the Washington Post."The strategic argument is clear-cut. What happens in Syria doesn't stay in Syria."Idlib, just across Turkey's southern border with Syria, falls within a de-escalation zone laid out in a deal between Turkey and Russia in late…
yenisafak.com/en/world/us-europe-unsafe-if-syrian-regime-not-stopped-expert-3513463

Erdogan hopes cease-fire continues in Idlib, Syria
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-06
Turkish president on Friday said Ankara reached a cease-fire deal with Russia regarding northwestern Idlib city of Syria, which would hopefully bring an end to a war between Muslim parties.Recep Tayyip Erdogan's remarks came after Friday prayers in Istanbul, where he commented on operations of Turkish Armed Forces in Syria and deadly coronavirus outbreak around the world."We have had martyrs. We finally sat at the table yesterday and agreed on a cease-fire as of [Thursday] midnight. We hope that it [cease-fire] continues," Erdogan said.Erdogan noted that he hoped this move would bring an end to a war between Musl…
yenisafak.com/en/news/erdogan-hopes-cease-fire-continues-in-idlib-syria-3513459

Russia Fears US Under Trump Now Ready to Use Nuclear Weapons as 'Viable Political Option'
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-06
"This dramatically increases the chance of a nuclear exchange due to miscalculation or human error." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/us-completes-w76-1-nuclear-warhead-life-extension-program-770×410.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2020/03/06/russia-fears-us-under-trump-now-ready-use-nuclear-weapons-viable-political-option?cd-origin=rss

Nuclear non-proliferation treaty an essential pillar for peace and security
news.un.org | 2020-03-05
Countries meeting in New York next month to review progress on nuclear non-proliferation are being urged by the UN Secretary-General to use the opportunity to strengthen global peace and security.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/03/1058801

Defender 2020: Largest Mobilisation of NATO Troops Against Russia in 25 Years
Markus Salzmann | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
The largest deployment of troops across the Atlantic in 25 years entered its main phase last weekend within the framework of the Defender Europe 2020 exercise. The scale of NATO's provocative military exercise underscores how far advanced the preparations for …
globalresearch.ca/defender-2020-largest-mobilisation-nato-troops-against-russia-25-years/5705660

Hunt for Russians continues? US charges 'Putin's oligarch' banker Oleg Tinkov with tax fraud, demands extradition from UK
rt.com | 2020-03-05
The US Department of Justice has unsealed the indictment against Oleg Tinkov, accusing the Russian-born businessman of failing to pay taxes after renouncing his US citizenship and threatening him with six years behind bars. | Tinkov, 52, was detained and released on bail in London earlier this week, pending an extradition hearing. On Thursday, the US Department of Justice unsealed the indictment against him, dated September 26, 2019. | The DOJ accuses Tinkov of failing to report and pay taxes on the "c…
rt.com/business/482449-tinkov-banker-us-extradition/

Russia, Turkey Announce Cease-Fire in Northwestern Syria
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-05
Putin and Erdogan reach deal to try to ease escalating tensions with Assad-led forces in Idlib and say they will help refugees return home.
truthdig.com/articles/russia-turkey-announce-cease-fire-in-northwestern-syria/

A Giuliani-Trump Foreign Policy?
Bob Dreyfuss | commondreams.org | 2020-03-05
Giuliani's foreign policy portfolio extends far and wide, though it was in Ukraine—specifically with that country's many corrupt, Russian-leaning oligarchs—that he rocketed to world attention and helped trigger the president's impeachment.(Photo: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/rudy.jpeg
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Breaking: Terrorists Attempt Chemical Attack in Idlib
Miri Wood | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
Breaking news from Russian Ministry of Defense: A 15-member terrorist group tried to explode ammunition containing chemical substances in vicinity of Saraqib in Idlib countryside. | Yesterday, Syria News wrote that "The possibility of another chemical hoax continues to loom." | UK …
globalresearch.ca/terrorists-attempt-chemical-attack-idlib/5705592

Rudy Giuliani Has Emerged as Trump's Shadow Secretary of State
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-05
Imagine, just for the sake of argument, that the president of the United States was an arrogant, information-challenged, would-be autocrat with a soft spot for authoritarian leaders from China, Russia, and North Korea to Egypt (" my favorite dictator"), Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. And then, suppose that very president, while hollowing out the State Department and slamming its d…
truthout.org/articles/rudy-giuliani-has-emerged-as-trumps-shadow-secretary-of-state/

Putin and Erdogan Meet in an Attempt to End Idlib Crisis
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan are meeting this Thursday in Moscow to take measures to stop the military escalation and its consequent migration crisis in the Syrian province of Idlib. | RELATED: | Turkey Threatens to Undo EU Migration Agreement | "This meeting is crucial. I am confident that the decisions we take will ease the situation in Idlib," the Turkish president said at the start of the meeting, according to local media. | Both presi…
telesurenglish.net/news/putin-and-erdogan-meet-in-an-attempt-to-end-Idlib-crisis-20200305-0003.html

OPEC Backs Biggest Oil Cut Since 2008 Crisis, Awaits Russia
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
OPEC agreed on Thursday to cut oil output by an extra 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in the second quarter of 2020 to support prices that have been hit by the coronavirus outbreak but made its action conditional on Russia and others joining in. | RELATED: | Stock Markets, Oil Sink as Coronavirus Pandemic Fear Spreads | Russia and Kazakhstan, both members of the broader and informal group known as OPEC+, said they had not yet agreed to a deeper cut, raising the risk of a collaps…
telesurenglish.net/news/OPEC-Backs-Biggest-Oil-Cut-Since-2008-Crisis-Awaits-Russia-20200305-0019.html

Russia, Turkey Announce Cease-Fire in Northwestern Syria
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-05
Putin and Erdogan reach deal to try to ease escalating tensions with Assad-led forces in Idlib and say they will help refugees return home.
truthdig.com/articles/russia-turkey-announce-cease-fire-in-northwestern-syria/

Guterres calls for 'immediate and lasting' end to Syria fighting as Turkey and Russia agree ceasefire
news.un.org | 2020-03-05
The UN Secretary-General said on Thursday that he hoped the latest ceasefire agreement between Russia and Turkey to end fighting across Syria's stricken Idlib region, would finally lead to "an immediate and lasting cessation", that would protect civilian lives.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/03/1058781

Russia cancels SPIEF 2020 economic conference over coronavirus concerns
rt.com | 2020-03-05
One of the biggest business events in Russia, the St Petersburg Economic Forum (SPIEF), won't be convening this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, organizers have announced. | The decision was made in order to "protect the health of Russian citizens, guests and participants," Andrey Belousov, chairman of the SPIEF organizing committee, explained. | SPIEF 2020 was scheduled to take place between June 3 and 6. | The decision to cancel SPIEF 2020 comes amid a Covid-19 epidemic, which originated in China's Wuhan and has already killed 3,000 people around the globe. | In February, Moscow temporarily banned all C…
rt.com/business/482438-spief-russian-economic-forum-coronavirus/

Moscow declares HIGH ALERT over coronavirus threat, imposes mandatory self-quarantines & workplace health checks
rt.com | 2020-03-05
Health authorities in Russia's capital have imposed a state of "high alert" and a series of new measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, directing anyone returning from virus-stricken locales to self-isolate. | Returnees from trips abroad

Erdogan Tells Putin: "We're in Idlib to Protect the People There."
Eric Zuesse | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
On Thursday, March 5th, Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan meets privately with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, so as to arrange a face-saving way for Erdogan finally to end his attempted theft of Syria's Idlib Province away from Syria | …
globalresearch.ca/erdogan-tells-putin-idlib-protect-people-there/5705602

Russia, Turkey Agree Ceasefire Deal for Syria's Idlib
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
Turkey and Russia agreed to a ceasefire deal on Thursday in Syria's Idlib region; after their two leaders said after talks in Moscow to contain a conflict that has displaced nearly a million people in three months. | RELATED: | Russia Denies Responsibility for Humanitarian Crisis in Idlib | Russian President Vladimir Putin, standing next to his Turkish co…
telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-Turkey-Agree-Ceasefire-Deal-for-Syrias-Idlib-20200305-0017.html