Obama sees potential ‘breakthrough’ in Russia’s Syria proposal
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Clifford Armion
le 09/10/2013
Anne Gearan, Karen DeYoung and Will Englund
Russia and Syria embraced Secretary of State John F. Kerry’s suggestion Monday that the Syrian government could avert a U.S. attack by placing its chemical weapons under international control, upending the Obama administration’s efforts to sharpen its case for military action.U.S. officials said Kerry’s comment, made in response to a question at a news conference in London, was not intended to be a diplomatic opening. But Kerry’s Russian and Syrian counterparts quickly followed up, and the idea drew immediate interest internationally and from top Democrats in Washington.
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"Obama sees potential ‘breakthrough’ in Russia’s Syria proposal", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), octobre 2013. Consulté le 30/11/2023. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/obama-sees-potential-breakthrough-in-russia-s-syria-proposal