Russia says it was not informed about US plans to withdraw troops from Syria

Russia was not informed in advance by the United States or by Turkey about any agreements they had reached about plans to withdraw US troops from northeastern Syria, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

Peskov told reporters it remained to be seen how many US troops would be withdrawn, and that other details about the plans remained unclear. "We are very closely watching the situation," he said.