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The Russians have no real interest in the Turkish-Kurdish problem except it could have a real impact on the ongoing Syrian civil war. With the Turks fighting the Kurds it would allow Assad to regain a stronger position and perhaps defeat the SDF.

Erdogan threatening Europe with ISIS fighters and refugees is not a plan but a reaction to European criticism.

Taken all together what I think we have is a complex situation in Syria. When Mr Trump pulled US troops from the border region he set into motion a complex machine which had the unintended consequences of improving political positions of Turkey, Russia, Iran, and Syria (and very possibly ISIS) at the expense of the SDF. While it may look like an elaborate plan, it strikes me more like sheer luck for the aforementioned states.

The situation on the Turkish border was like a row of upright dominoes waiting for someone to knock over the first one to set into motion America's lost stature and credibility in the world, improved geo-political positions of Turkey, Russia, Iran, and Syria, and the potential for re-emergence of ISIS. All of this because we have a narcissistic buffoon occupying the WH.

The Russian oil and gas giant, Rosneft, has been trying to gain access to develop Kurdish oil for years. Rosneft is one of the largest companies in the world, worth around $70 billion. It is the tool of Putin and Russian oligarchs, and after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, President Obama put sanctions on Rosneft to freeze its assets in the United States. These are the sanctions Putin wants lifted. Russia bought the Kurdish oil pipelines that run through Turkey almost two years ago, and if it can control the Kurdish oil fields, it will become the dominant foreign power in the Middle East, replacing the United States.