‘Russia’s all-out efforts for cessation of hostilities and peace in Syria are forthright and honest. Putin, Sergey Lavrov and other officials involved deserve high praise.

America’s imperial agenda undermines taking an important step toward transforming a region devastated by endless wars, violence and chaos into sea of tranquility – pure fantasy to believe otherwise.

The Russian/American bilateral agreement announced Monday was dead-on-arrival, much as Syrians and anti-war supporters wish otherwise.

The US-led Western supported Riyadh-based so-called High Negotiations Committee (HNC) comprised of anti-Syrian terrorist groups threw a spanner in the works straightaway – consenting to ceasefire terms with unacceptable preconditions, including:’

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