[ikalugin]

@skybird
Our strategy in Syria is emergent not deliberate, ie beyond few core goals (fighting terrorism, securing coastal bases - both of which have already been achieved) we are open to whatever deal is available. Back after the Su24M shot down we were open to, for example, supporting Kurds against Turks, up to and including Yemen style deal with Tochkas popping up in Kurdistan.


Now I think Russia is mostly playing a powerbroker, in this case negotiating a compromise where Kurds surrender to Assad (the least evil for them) on terms of good autonomy, but restrictions on political activity (esp cross border kind), with a buffer zone where Turks can dump their refugee/imigrant camps.