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Russia: No new Syria offensiveRussia hosted Iranian and Turkish presidents in Sochi; the three countries all have military forces in Syria. |
More than 85,000 Islamist extremist fighters have been killed in the past three years, Moscow says.
Although the Russian aircraft was shot down by Syrian defenses, Moscow has blamed Israel for the incident.
Moscow gave US officials intelligence reports of an imminent false flag operation in Syria's Idlib area.
"I believe that we can find solutions and work together on all the issues," Macron told Putin.
Hanief Haider examines France's growing role in the Middle East crises, from Libya to Syria and back to Washington.
In 2017, the three countries established the Astana peace talks following the liberation of the city of Aleppo.
Russian President Vladimir Putin orders a pause in fighting and the creation of a humanitarian corridor in Ghouta.
Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia accused the US of having occupying ambitions in Syria.
Russia blames Islamist armed groups for continued fighting; the US says the onus is on the "barbaric" government.
