Russia and Turkey are trying to be the arbiters of peace in the Middle East
Can Turkey and Russia come to a deal on Libya and Syria?
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan chats with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin before his departure at Zhukovsky Airport near Moscow, Russia, August 27, 2019.(photo credit: MURAT CETINMUHURDAR/PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN