The leaders of Russia, France and Germany arrived in Istanbul on Saturday for a four-nation summit aiming to focus on the crisis in Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hosting Russia’s Vladimir Putin, France’s Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel for talks on the conflict. Turkey and Russia ...
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told a regional security conference on Saturday that Russia is no replacement for the United States in the Middle East following Moscow’s military campaign in Syria. “Russia’s presence in the region cannot replace the longstanding, enduring, and transparent US commitment to the Middle East,” Mattis ...
