Turkey Closes in on Russia-backed Assad Deal in Blow for US
- Erdogan will embrace Assad’s rule if he rules out Kurds
- Russia, UAE back idea which would weaken US influence
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Turkey, Russia and the United Arab Emirates are redoubling efforts to rehabilitate Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, and shape the decade-long war in his country to the detriment of US-backed forces.