This all sounds promising, but I still want to see what Putin gets out of all this.
Med port and a healthier Russian economy because he isn’t pissing away money on men and munitions in Syria. He also gets to hamper a guy he has no time for, Erdogan. He also gets to improve relations with the US by being magnanimous.
It is a big win for the US. It is a win for Putin. It is a win for Assad. It is a status quo ante for the Kurds. It is mostly a loss for Erdogan. It is a big loss for Iran.