Gloom at Syria talks as Russia backs government advance
Major powers began a new round of Syria talks on Thursday focusing on calls for a ceasefire and access for aid, but the mood was dour with Moscow showing no sign of calling off its bombing in support of a massive new government advance. With the Syrian opposition saying it cannot accept a truce because it does not trust the Russians, diplomats saw little chance of progress. The first peace talks in two years collapsed last week before they began in the face of the government offensive, one of the biggest and most consequential of the ...
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