Russia urges Germany and France to join effort in Syria so refugees can go home

The largest area outside his control, in the oil-rich northeast, is in the hands of Kurdish fighters backed by more than 2,000 US troops. That gives Trump leverage to achieve his goal of pushing Iranian forces out of Syria.

“No deal is possible unless it includes the US,” said Raghida Dergham, head of the Beirut Institute, who’s due to attend a meeting of the Valdai club with Putin next week. “I don’t think the Europeans are able or even willing to go that route.”

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