A month ago, there was a brief moment of hope when US Secretary of State John Kerry began an effort to find a way forward with the Russians. The Kremlin’s consequential and sustained support of Assad is serious policy, and suggests that if the US is to make progress short of confrontation with Russia, it should work with Russian leaders to narrow the differences so that, at the end of the process, a peace conference is held.
一个月前，当美国国务卿科里开始寻求从俄罗斯人哪里找到解决方案时，人们曾短暂地看到了希望。克里姆林宫随后对巴沙尔的持续支持是严肃政策，这表明如果美国想取得进展又不得罪俄罗斯，就应该与俄罗斯领导人合作减小分歧，以促成整个过程最后走向和平会议。