Erdogan Meets Putin to Push Syria Operation

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : The agreement, which was also facilitated by the United Nations, was the first positive step in relations between Russia and Ukraine since the invasion began and has already borne some fruit.
55% : There's an obvious electoral benefit for Erdogan in stirring up nationalism before an election, but there's more at stake than optics, Eissenstat said.
42% : Putin and Erdogan last met less than three weeks ago in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
39% : Today's talks are expected to continue a topic pursued in Tehran: Turkey's impending invasion of Syria.
33% : When Turkey sees the YPG, it also sees the the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a group deemed terrorists by Turkey, the United States, and European Union.

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