Russia's Vladimir Putin meets Turkey's president to discuss Syria

Russian forces will deploy in northeast Syria to remove Kurdish YPG fighters and their weapons from the border with Turkey under a deal agreed on Tuesday which both Moscow and Ankara hailed as a triumph. After talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kurdish fighters will withdraw 30km from frontier within 150 hours.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands Source: AAP