<blockquote>'The United States and its European allies say it is up to Russia to bring about a cease-fire in Syria, warning that patience with Moscow was "not unlimited."
The foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and the United States and the EU’s foreign policy chief issued a joint statement after meeting in New York on September 24.
"The burden is on Russia to prove it is willing and able to take extraordinary steps to salvage diplomatic efforts to restore a cessation of hostilities, allow unfettered humanitarian assistance, and create the conditions necessary for the resumption of UN-led talks about a political transition," the statement said.'
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Russia Urged To Take ‘Extraordinary Steps' In Syria, September 25, 2016</blockquote>
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'..Putin will turn 64, the same age that Leonid Brezhnev was in 1970 .. stagnation, intensified political repression, and escalated foreign aggression.'</blockquote>