Earlier Today:
Russia/Turkey To Talk in Ankara Next Week- Russia did NOT Strike Turkish Troops
The latest:
Going further there are now reports that Erdogan and Putin will talk, today, via phone at 15:00 GMTRelated:Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he will speak by phone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Feb. 21 evening and, based on those talks, will determine Turkey's stance on the military conflict in northwest Syria's Idlib region.
Speaking to reporters, Erdoğan said the French and German leaders had proposed to hold a four-way summit with Russia but that Putin had not yet responded.
He said that his conversation with Putin will take place at 06.00 p.m. local time [1500GMT].
"During this telephone conversation, we will discuss all the developments in Idlib," he said. "Right now the fight goes on with determination. And in these talks today, this call will determine our attitude."
