U.S., Russia Make Syria Diplomacy Push as Assad Gains Ground
- Kerry, Lavrov among 17 diplomats to hold talks in Munich
- Russian-backed advances help Assad consolidate territory
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The U.S. and Russia are seeking to revive Syrian peace talks as President Bashar al-Assad’s advance against rebels shifts the focus to the battlefield.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov will meet with foreign ministers from Europe and the Middle East in Munich on Thursday after talks between the government and opposition broke down last week and Assad’s Russian-backed encirclement of Aleppo stoked the exodus of Syrian refugees.