Erdogan Falters in Efforts to Bring Europeans Into Syria Talks
- Russia says any meeting would likely involve Iran instead
- Lower-level Russian team headed to Turkey for Idlib talks
A Turkish military convoy passes through a village near Idlib, Syria, on Feb. 25.
Photographer: Ahmad Al-Atrash/AFP via Getty Images
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s effort to co-opt European leaders to try to defuse a potential new refugee crisis in Syria has faltered, with Russia ruling out a four-way meeting at this time with the heads of Germany and France.
Erdogan on Tuesday offered to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss fighting in northwest Syria that could touch off that crisis and send hundreds of thousands of refugees spilling into Turkey and from there into Europe.