FILE PHOTO: The Russian Navy's large landing ship Orsk sets sail in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
MOSCOW/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Russia is racing to reinforce its troops in Syria by sea and air before talks between the Russian and Turkish leaders in Moscow on Thursday, flight data and shipping movements show.
The two presidents, Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdogan, agreed to meet after a surge in tensions between their countries over fighting in Syria's Idlib province between Russian-backed Syrian government forces and rebels allied to Turkey.
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