Kerry, with approval from Obama, traveled to Moscow in mid-July to propose an agreement under which the United States would share intelligence and coordinate its bombing of terrorist targets with Russian Federation if Moscow would agree to ground the Syrian air force and stop its own bombing of US -backed opposition forces.
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After a 90-minute meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of Group of 20 summit, Obama said “we haven’t yet closed the gaps” between the two sides.
Turkish military’s cross-border operation in Syria was “not something unexpected” for Russia, President Vladimir Putin said Monday, Anadolu reported.
The U.S. backs some of the rebel groups against Assad, considering them relative moderates.
The president described moving into a new era where a number of countries have significant cyber capacities, and “frankly we have got more capacity than anybody both offensively and defensively”, he said in an apparent warning to the Russians.
Obama on Sunday had tamped down expectations for a deal, saying negotiations with the Russians on a new cease-fire still had “grave differences” with what the USA wanted.
President Barack Obama speaks to media after the G20 closing at JW Marriott Hotel on Monday in Hangzhou, China.
Medics arrived at the scene and said that the presidential driver had been killed on the spot, while the Mercedes driver who was travelling alone has been taken to hospital in a critical condition. The sources noted that Russian Federation failed to convince the US of its vision towards resolving the Syrian crisis.
Obama said he and Putin also discussed the security situation in Ukraine and disputes over cyberespionage.
Politically embarrassing emails from the breach were leaked ahead of the convention of the party, with many security experts holding that the hack had the backing of Russian intelligence services.
US officials have welcomed Turkish efforts to dislodge Islamic State from Syrian strongholds but voiced concern when Turkish troops engaged fighters aligned to the YPG, a force Washington sees as a valuable ally in battling jihadists. Based on the considerations above, Kerry insists on reaching a balanced and viable agreement to avoid diplomatic disappointments.
I think this is just another mark of how failed his policy towards Syria has been.
Russia, however, considers several of the groups the US backs to be terrorist organizations and therefore legitimate targets.
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He added: “Now in this summit, to all of our friends, we have brought up this issue and told them this”. His next stop is Laos, where he’ll promote his effort to deepen ties to Southeast Asia.
