Turkey–Russia–Syria Axis Taking Shape After Erdogan Calls for Meeting With Assad

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Feb. 14, 2019. Sergei Chirikov/AFP via Getty Images

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has voiced his country’s willingness to cooperate with Russia and Syria against Kurdish militant groups based in northern Syria.

“We want to take steps with Syria and Russia, as a trio,” Erdogan was cited as saying on Dec. 15 by Turkey’s Anadolu Agency.