Russia and Turkey agree on more talks on Syria amid crisis

ANKARA, Turkey — Talks between Russia and Turkey meant to reduce tensions in northwestern Syria did not yield a “satisfactory result” for Ankara, but both sides agreed to continue negotiations, a spokesman for Turkey’s president said Tuesday. Turkey and Russia support rival groups in the Syrian conflict and for the past few years have been coordinating their moves closely in Idlib province. A truce reached between the two countries collapsed in late 2019, leading to an offensive by Russian-backed Syrian troops who captured wide areas in the last rebel stronghold and triggered one of the civil war’s worst humanitarian crises, with about 900,000 people fleeing their homes. A Turkish delegation...