Kerry and Lavrov met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in the eastern city of Hangzhou. This is the second time in two weeks that Kerry and Lavrov have failed to reach a deal on a ceasefire deal. Kerry has said the United States won't accept just any deal just to have it collapse again. State Department officials have refused to elaborate on what the sticking points are preventing a deal. Russia has insisted that it cannot agree to a deal unless opposition fighters, backed by the United States and Middle East allies, are separated from al-Qaeda linked militants they overlap with in some areas.

Source: dna September 05, 2016 06:11 UTC