BTW...these Russian proposed safe zones are the Russian way of "freezing the conflict"...just as they did in eastern Ukraine and Transnistria or Georgia....
BUT WAIT......
Neither #Syria’s opposition nor the #Assad regime agreed to sign or attend the signing of the #Astana “de-escalation/secure zone” document.
Assad's delegation vetoed any language that implied the opposition retaining control of territory in #Syria, even if in an interim period.
Assad’s delegation also vetoed the inclusion of language (in earlier drafts) banning #Syria’s airforce from operating over opposition areas
Opposition is [rightly] skeptical due to lack of *any* enforcement mechanism/guarantees by stakeholder countries.
This is the same as previous CoH/ceasefire “deals”
We get a little calm, but then escalation after #Assad had time to prepare for Round 127
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