With a Russian nudge, Turkey and Syria step up contacts
The contacts reflect a Russian policy shift as Moscow steels itself for a protracted conflict in Ukraine and seeks to secure its position in Syria.
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and intelligence chief Hakan Fidan are seen before a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, August 24, 2018.(photo credit: Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)ByREUTERS
