US says Turkey agrees to a ceasefire in Syria
By Veronica Rocha, Fernando Alfonso III, Mike Hayes and Meg Wagner, CNN
US official says this is the US “essentially validating what Turkey did”
The deal made with Turkey is “essentially validating” the Turkish offensive, a senior US official told CNN.
“This is essentially the US validating what Turkey did and allowing them to annex a portion of Syria and displace the Kurdish population,” the official said.
The official continued:
“This is what Turkey wanted and what POTUS green lighted. I do think one reason Turkey agreed to it is because of the Kurds have put up more of a resistance and they could not advance south any further as a result. If we don’t impose sanctions then Turkey wins big time.”