Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, calls ceasefire in Syria "permanent"

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Source: CBS News

Updated on: October 23, 2019 / 11:58 AM / CBS News

President Trump announced Wednesday that the U.S. will lift sanctions on Turkey, as there will be a "permanent" ceasefire in the conflict between Turkey and the Kurds in northern Syria. The Kurds largely withdrew from the region under the terms of a 120-hour ceasefire. The announcement comes after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin negotiated a new six-day ceasefire, which allows Russia to step into the power vacuum created after Mr. Trump announced the withdrawal of 1,000 U.S. troops from northern Syria.

In his announcement, Mr. Trump said that Turkey informed him there would be a "permanent" ceasefire between Turkey and the Syrian Kurds. "However, you would also define the word permanent in that part of the world as questionable," Mr. Trump added. He also said that sanctions on Turkey imposed by the administration would be removed.
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"This was an outcome created by us, the United States, and nobody else," Mr. Trump said, countering the news that a ceasefire was negotiated by Erdogan and Putin. Mr. Trump said that a "small number of U.S. troops" would "remain in the area" to protect oil reserves, which he said the U.S. had secured.



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Edit - CBS updated the headline and article. Original headline: Trump announces U.S. sanctions on Turkey to be lifted

Original article -

President Trump is making an announcement Wednesday about the conflict between Turkey and the Kurds in northern Syria, after the Kurds largely withdrew from the region under the terms of a 120-hour ceasefire.

The announcement comes after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin negotiated a new six-day ceasefire, which allows Russia to step into the power vacuum created after Mr. Trump announced the withdrawal of 1,000 U.S. troops from northern Syria.

In his announcement, Mr. Trump said that Turkey informed him there would be a "permanent" ceasefire between Turkey and the Syrian Kurds. "However, you would also define the word permanent in that part of the world as questionable," Mr. Trump added. He also said that sanctions on Turkey imposed by the administration would be removed. "This was an outcome created by us, the United States, and nobody else," Mr. Trump said, countering the news that a ceasefire was negotiated by Erdogan and Putin.

Mr. Trump said that a "small number of U.S. troops" would "remain in the area" to protect oil reserves, which he said the U.S. had secured.

[louis-t]

1. Fucking moron.

[sakabatou]

2. Because Erdogan is his bestest best friend

[Chakaconcarne]

3. Thanks for saving the day Trump

You friggin' bastard.

[yonder]

4. My understanding is that those sanctions did not amount to much

and had as little effect on Turkey in imposing them as they will now have on lifting them.

[skypilot]

14. Did any sanctions...

...even have time to go into effect?

[yonder]

15. I don't see how they could've, given the time frame.

[Backseat Driver]

5. Can defense, energy, etc... corporations

cancel contracts/delay bills of lading that supply Turkish entities and cancel "vendor" meetings with said Turkish "officials" on their own?

[Javaman]

6. let me fix the title...

"Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, calls ceasefire in Syria, "Kurdish slaughter".

[LanternWaste]

7. Idiot trump gave Erdogan and Putin everything they wanted free of charge

And the Kurdish peoples will pay the price.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Compromised tRump gave them. . . . nt

[bdamomma]

8. Putin is on top of world

right now, he is getting everything he ever hoped for. Because of his fucking puppet.

[sinkingfeeling]

10. So, Russia now controls Syria and much of the Middle East.

[frazzled]

11. Well, heck, they told him that every Thanksgiving season

the president traditionally spares a turkey. Oops, wrong Turkey.

?w230

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. Yeah right

Trump just loves him some dictators

[QED]

13. Wasn't Erdogan threatening to take 45's name off his hotel?

Can't remember where I read that.

T: "Oh, no! Please please leave my name on my hotel."

E: "Lift the sanctions you moron."

T: "Okay."