Idlib: ceasefire from midnight

Presidents of Russian and Turkey signed a new memorandum on Idlib after five hours talks in Moscow.
Vladimir Putin and Tayyp Recep Erdogan signed a document, agreeing on ceasefire from Midnight, safety corridors, resumption of patrols.

– ceasefire today at midnight.
– A safety corridor along the M-4 highway in Syria.
– resumption of joint Russian-Turkish patrols, including along the new route

Путин и Эрдоган подписали новый меморандум по Идлибу:
– прекращение огня сегодня в полночь.
– коридор безопасности вдоль трассы М-4 в Сирии.
– возобновление совместного российско-турецкого патрулирования в том числе по новому маршруту pic.twitter.com/HwZ5zRMix1

— Дмитрий Смирнов (@dimsmirnov175) March 5, 2020

Putin also voiced hope that the deal would end civilian suffering and help contain a humanitarian crisis.

… when you have removed your white helmet, but have forgotten to take off the White Helmets' jacket and – highly likely – lost the way somewhere in between sites of "brutal barbaric airstrikes" …#Syria #Idlib #WhiteHelmets #سوريا #ادلب pic.twitter.com/wai8b3oECa

— Russian Embassy, Syria (@RusEmbSyria) March 4, 2020