A Subtle Approach: Lavrov and Kerry’s Agreement

The Russia–U.S. agreement on ceasefire in Syria signed on September 10, 2016 in Geneva became the high point of 14-hour talks and many months of diplomatic efforts on the part of Sergey Lavrov and John Kerry. Prior to that, the agreement received an important impetus during a short meeting between presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in China, where the Syrian issue was treated with particular attention. Sceptical assessments concerning the prospects...