US Secretary of State John Kerry has denied Moscow’s charges that Washington has stalled planned talks on terrorists’ withdrawal from the Syrian city of Aleppo in order to get more time for them.
“I’m not aware of any specific refusal,” Kerry said on Tuesday when asked about a Russian statement in Brussels where he attended a NATO foreign ministers meeting.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier Tuesday said Washington cancelled the meeting to buy time for the militants to replenish their reserves, accusing the United States of bad faith in conducting negotiations.
“It looks like an attempt to buy time for the rebels to have a breather, take a pause and replenish their reserves,” Lavrov said.
Syrian government forces, who are in full control of western Aleppo, have been conducting…