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Kerry in Moscow to Meet Putin for Talks on Syria

Kerry in Moscow to Meet Putin for Talks on Syria

Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for the first face-to-face U.S. meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin since he announced a pullback of Russian forces in Syria this month.

Mr. Kerry will seek to determine whether Mr. Putin is more amenable to removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power now that a fragile cease-fire has been declared on the ground and peace talks are progressing in Geneva between rebels and the Syrian government, said a senior State Department official.

Mr. Kerry’s trip, which lasts until Friday, “will be a chance to evaluate where we are,” the official said.

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Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for the first face-to-face U.S. meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin since he announced a pullback of Russian forces in Syria this month.

Mr. Kerry will seek to determine whether Mr. Putin is more amenable to removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power now that a fragile cease-fire has been declared on the ground and peace talks are progressing in Geneva between rebels and the Syrian government, said a senior State Department official.

Mr. Kerry’s trip, which lasts until Friday, “will be a chance to evaluate where we are,” the official said.

“They’ve had quite a bit of contact with Assad in recent weeks and, obviously, if this cessation of hostilities is going to transform into a true transformation for Syria, it’s going to have to involve getting down to brass tacks on what that political transition looks like,” the official said.

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