Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed in phone talks on Friday the US plans to withdraw its troops from Syria, the Kremlin press service said, Sputnik reported.
"The topic of the Syrian conflict was discussed thoroughly with the focus on the implementation of the decisions of the quadrilateral [Russia — Turkey — Germany — France] summit held in Istanbul on October 27 of this year… The US plans to withdraw its troops from Syria were also discussed," the press service said in a statement.