Obama before he leaves office.
Putin stealing Obama's thunder.
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation
with his Russian counterpart on Thursday to discuss the ceasefire in Syria due to
come into effect at midnight, Erdogan's spokesman said in a statement.
The leaders also discussed upcoming talks about Syria due to take place in the Kazakh
capital Astana, spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said in the statement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ceasefire between Syrian opposition groups
and the Syrian government starting at midnight on Thursday. The Kremlin statement came
after Moscow, Iran and Turkey said they were ready to broker a peace deal in the nearly
six-year-old Syrian war.