“There is no evidence of our bombing civilians, even though everyone is accusing us of this”, he said.
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Both parties gave a positive assessment of the call for a cessation in hostilities and agreed to step up cooperation through diplomatic channels and other agencies in order to see it implemented.
Critics have said Friday’s deal is hobbled by the fact it does not include “terrorist” groups such as the ISIL group and the Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra, leaving room for Russian Federation to continue attacks by claiming it is targeting extremists.
“The White House released a statement, saying Obama “.emphasized the importance now of Russian Federation playing a constructive role by ceasing its air campaign against moderate opposition forces in Syria”.
“That goes for Russian Federation and the Syrian regime’s military operations around Aleppo and the latest attacks by PYD militias in northern Syria”.
Groups who are being bombed, Kerry said, will be disinclined to talk.
Amid the escalating tensions, the Kremlin revealed that Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama had spoken on the phone about Syria on Sunday.
The US-led coalition of 66 nations has been launching airstrikes against Daesh in Syria and Iraq since 2014.
The White House said in a statement Sunday that Biden had pointed out to Davutoglu U.S. efforts to discourage Syrian Kurdish forces from exploiting current circumstances to seize additional territory near the Turkish border, and urged Turkey to show reciprocal restraint.
Other fronts were also active on Sunday.
The Syrian army and the Kurdish-backed Syrian Democratic Forces were approaching the strategic town after dislodging the rebels from key areas in northern Aleppo, as part of the crushing offensive it carried out in Aleppo and the northwestern province of Latakia to close the borders with Turkey, from which much of the militants and their arms come into the war-torn country. “Let’s be clear about what this agreement does”. He wants to shore up the Assad regime.
“I have not seen the climate of Cold War in these last days”, Mogherini told reporters in Brussels ahead of a meeting of European Union foreign ministers, Reuters said, noting she was asked to comment on “the warning” by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. “It requires opposition groups to stop fighting but it allows Russian Federation to continue bombing terrorists which it insists is everyone, including civilians”, said McCain, a leading member of the opposition Republicans and head of the Senate Armed Forces Committee.
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The US has ruled out sending in ground troops – but Saudi Arabia this month offered to send ground forces to fight Islamic State.
