Alexander Lavrentyev

Russia, Turkey, Iran fail to agree on Syria de-escalation zones

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson raised the possibility on Wednesday of several joint steps with Moscow to promote stability in Syria and urged all parties fighting Islamic State militants in the country to avoid conflict with one another.

Jul 06, 2017, 13:47 PM IST

Russia may deploy military in Syrian buffer zones within weeks

Russia may deploy its military to police the borders of planned de-escalation zones in Syria within two to three weeks after finalising an agreement with Turkey and Iran, Russian negotiator Alexander Lavrentyev said on Tuesday.

Jul 04, 2017, 23:22 PM IST