Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose during their meeting in the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 5, 2020. The Turkish and Russian leaders are set to hold talks in Moscow aimed at avoiding pitting their nations against each other, during hostilities in northwestern Syria. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
March 5, 2020
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March 5, 2020 1:37 p.m.
Russia, Turkey reach cease-fire deal in northwestern Syria
MOSCOW (AP) — The presidents of Russia and Turkey said they reached agreement on a cease-fire to begin at midnight Thursday in northwestern Syria, where escalating fighting had threatened to put forces from the two countries into direct conflict.