Posted on 02/04/2016 12:03:57 PM PST by Hojczyk
Russia seemingly has ignored Secretary of State John Kerry’s appeals to stop bombing civilians and allow critical humanitarian aid to starving Syrians – and is instead escalating its military involvement, deploying four of its most capable fighter jets to Syria, two defense officials confirmed to Fox News.
The decision to send the Su-35S jets poses yet another hurdle for Kerry’s efforts to proceed with peace talks. The Su-35S is Russia’s most advanced warplane, capable of air-to-air and air-to-ground missions, one official familiar with the jet said.
Already, continued Russian airstrikes against Syrian opposition fighters, some backed by the CIA, were enough to derail proposed peace talks in Geneva Wednesday.
Despite backing two U.N. resolutions in support of a ceasefire, Russia reneged on its promise to stop bombing civilians in Syria, a prerequisite for the U.N.-backed talks in Geneva.
"[T]here will be a ceasefire," Kerry predicted Tuesday in Rome. “We expect a ceasefire. And we expect adherence to the ceasefire. And we expect full humanitarian access.â€
Two days later, the Russian bombing hasn’t stopped and thousands of Syrians remain starving.
Kerry said he was assured by his Russian counterpart the Russians would stop bombing.
"I talked to Foreign Minister Lavrov a couple of days ago and I specifically discussed a ceasefire with him, and he said they are prepared to have a ceasefire," Kerry said.
But Kerry’s counterpart responded the next day saying the strikes would continue.
"Russian strikes will not cease [in Syria] … I don’t see why these airstrikes should be stopped," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday in Oman. Hours later, the U.N. talks fell apart.
Kerry continued calling on Russia to stop bombing Thursday in London.
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Guess Kerry didn’t apologize hard enough.
Kicking ISIS ass.
I think theyre looking for money...
I would love to hear Putin’s uncensored opinion of Kerry.
Does the media know what “Top Gun” refers to beyond the Tom Cruse movie?
What a stupid headline. I thought the story was going to be about fighter pilots trained in the US are being deployed in Syria for Russia.
I wonder if Putin is aware that John Fing Kerry served in the Navy and won many medals for heroism by rice grain wounds and imaginary firefights?
Anyone listening to Kerry is the blind leading the blind...
they both lurch into the ditch...
You can be assured that Putin knows exactly the kind of man Kerry is.
It’s obvious that the Russians are winning this — otherwise, there would be no call for a ceasefire.
Send in James Taylor!
Yes, and the ceasefire will commence as soon as they are done bombing. What a stooge Kerry is.
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Russian concepts of cease fires are when the other guy is dead and cant fire back.
The best thing we can do for civilians in Syria and for civilians in Europe is to end this civil war quickly. Obama at least pretends that he loves ending wars, so what’s wrong with ending this one? The quickest end is to crush Assad’s enemies quickly, and I’m cheering for Putin to do just that. I imagine many civilians in Syria feel the same. How many would have started this war if they had known how much it would cost them in all respects?
Ignoring Obama and Kerry is easy to do. The are weak and petty people.
It was my recommendation to Benjamin Netanyahu years ago....
Putin needs to send Kerry and Obama a case of golf balls.
(Kudos for anyone who figures out the reference...)
IMHO the Russians are deploying the Su-35S for one reason and one reason only, to shoot down Turkish fighters (F-16s).
They Su-35S is the best air-to-air platform that the Russians have. I think they are hoping to bait an F-16 to the border and then take it down.
I would love to hear Putin’s uncensored opinion of Kerry.”
That would probably scorch anyones ears.
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