according to wsj
U.S. Suspends Talks With Russia Over Syria Cease-Fire
U.S. Suspends Talks With Russia Over Syria Cease-Fire
WASHINGTON—The rift between the U.S. and Russia deepened Monday as the Obama administration quit talks over the failed cease-fire in Syria, saying Moscow's role in the bombardment of Aleppo left nothing more to discuss.The decision ends for now prospects for a truce and threatens to send the long war into a perilous new direction and makes hopes for a political settlement more distant.The end of the talks also put the onus...
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moreover from npr
U.S. Formally Suspends Talks With Russia On Syria
U.S. Formally Suspends Talks With Russia On Syria
Formally Suspends Talks With Russia On SyriaU.S. policy on Syria is back to the drawing board as it calls off military cooperation with Russia amid continued Russian airstrikes on civilian areas.KELLY MCEVERS, HOST:The Obama administration has given up on working with Russia to resolve the conflict in Syria.The diplomacy collapsed as Syria and its Russian allies increased airstrikes on the Syrian city of Aleppo.
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additionally washingtonpost
U.S. abandons efforts to work with Russia on Syria
U.S. abandons efforts to work with Russia on Syria
U.S. Department of State Press Office Director Elizabeth Trudeau gives a statement on the United States suspending plans for coordinating counterterrorism strikes in Syria with Russia and negotiations over a cease-fire.(U.S. Department of State)U.S. Department of State Press Office Director Elizabeth Trudeau gives a statement on the United States suspending plans for coordinating counterterrorism strikes in Syria with Russia and negotiations over a cease-fire.(U.S. Department of State)U.S.-Russia relations fell to a new post-Cold War low Monday as the Obama administration abandoned efforts to cooperate with Russia on ending the Syrian civil war and forming a common front against terrorists there, and Moscow suspended a landmark nuclear agreement.
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in addition nytimes
Tension With Russia Rises as U.S. Halts Syria Negotiations
Tension With Russia Rises as U.S. Halts Syria Negotiations
"This is not a decision that was taken lightly," John Kirby, the State Department spokesman, said in a statement issued on Monday."The United States spared no effort in negotiating and attempting to implement an arrangement with Russia aimed at reducing violence, providing unhindered humanitarian access and degrading terrorist organizations operating in Syria," including fighters for the Islamic State and the Levant Conquest Front, an affiliate of Al Qaeda formerly known as the Nusra Front."Unfortunately, Russia failed to live up to its own commitments," the statement added.
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