Russia: We contacted with the Kurds 2019-10-23 14:15:23   MOSCOW - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, spoke about the agreement Russia made with Turkey yesterday. Bogdanov said 'We hope the Kurds would guarantee withdrawal' regarding the 30 km withdrawal of YPG.   Bogdanov also reacted to the US on oil fields in the North and East Syria. While the US administration recently announced plans to leave troops in these regions, Bogdanov said 'All oil facilities in the northeast of the country should be kept under the control of Damascus'.