2016-10-01reuters.com

Russia is sending more warplanes to Syria to further ramp up its campaign of air strikes, a Russian newspaper reported on Friday, as Moscow defied global censure over an escalation that Western countries say has torpedoed diplomacy.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday there was no point pursuing further negotiations with Russia over Syria. That leaves Washington - which is fighting Islamic State militants in northern Syria but has avoided direct involvement in the war between Assad and his main opponents - with no backup plan for a policy that hinged on talks co-sponsored with Moscow.



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