Kremlin: Ceasefire, halt of airstrikes in #Syria not aimed at smoothing criticism of Moscow
Moscow’s decision to impose an eight-hour humanitarian pause in Aleppo fighting and to halt airstrikes in the region is not an attempt to smooth the criticism of Western countries in regard to Russia, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. “No, there is no connection at all,” Peskov told journalists. “This is an obvious continuation of Russia’s efforts on the fight against terrorists in Syria as well...
61 ceasefire violations reported in Syria in past day
A total of 61 ceasefire violations by illegal armed groups were reported during the day in Syria, the Russian center for reconciliation of the warring parties said in its regular daily news bulletin posted on the Russian defense ministry’s website on Friday. Armed groups which have declared their joining the regime of cessation of hostilities conducted fire from self-made multiple missile launcher systems, anti-tank guided missile...
Kremlin sees little hope for restoring ceasefire in Syria
The hope that the ceasefire in Syria will be reinstated is very little now, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters today. “We are expressing serious concerns here,” Peskov said commenting on the offensive launched by Jabhat al-Nusra on Monday. The group had apparently used this week to fill their arsenals of ammunition and regrouping, he added. Peskov said the condition for renewing the ceasefire in Syria is very...