Leaders of the Syrian opposition are now holding negotiations with Russian representatives to end the fighting in Aleppo, four anonymous Syrian opposition figures said, RT reports citing Financial Times. The US is allegedly not aware of the talks.
The talks are taking place in Ankara, brokered by Turkey, and Washington is not participating in the negotiations, the sources told the international daily.
“The Russians and Turks are talking without the US now. It [Washington] is completely shut out of these talks, and doesn’t even know what’s going on in Ankara,” one of the Syrian opposition representatives said.
None of the sources gave details as to whether the opposition met with Russian officials directly, or with Turkish officials mediating.
“Talks appear to have made little progress, but the fact they are taking place — without US involvement — underlines the shifting political dynamics in the Middle East.”
