Russian, Turkish officials meet in Moscow to discuss U.S. troop withdrawal

OAN Newsroom
6:10 PM PT — Saturday, Dec. 28, 2018

Russian and Turkish officials meet in Moscow to discuss the upcoming withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria.
Foreign and defense ministers from the two countries met on Saturday and discussed ways to coordinate efforts to combat terrorism in the region.
Syria’s army entered Manbij for the first time in recent years on Friday, after Kurdish fighters called on Syrian forces to protect it from Turkey. However, the U.S. military cast its doubts on those claims, saying Syrian troops were only moving closer to the city.
Although few details were publicly announced, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the talks were “very useful,” regarding the U.S. withdrawal.
Sergei added Russia and Turkey have an “understanding” on how to continue ongoing efforts on the ground in Syria under the latest circumstances.
President Trump announced he would withdraw roughly two-thousand U.S. troops from Syria earlier in December. Although he’s received push-back, the President has maintained his stance, and says the U.S. has wasted “millions of dollars” in addition to costing the lost of American soldiers.