| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | How Russia and Turkey brokered peace in Syria | | Call it a pop-up alliance. After spending much of this year berating each other after Turkey shot down a Russian jet over the Syrian-Turkish border, the two governments are suddenly the "honest brokers" of a ceasefire in Syria -- one that is designed to lead to political negotiations. The United States, which has long championed the stuttering diplomatic process on resolving the Syrian conflict, is nowhere to be seen. |
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