Russia: No US Coalition Jets Allowed in Syrian De-Escalation Zones

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Russia: No US Coalition Jets Allowed in Syrian De-Escalation Zones

MOSCOW —

Russia says the proposed "de-escalation" zones in Syria will be closed to aircraft from the U.S.-led coalition.

Alexander Lavrentyev, Russia's envoy to the peace talks in Kazakhstan, said Friday in remarks covered by Russian media that "the operation of aviation in the de-escalation zones, especially of the forces of the international coalition, is absolutely not envisaged, either with notification or without," he said. "This question is closed."

Russia, Turkey and Iran agreed to a Moscow-proposed deal Thursday to establish the so-called “de-escalation” zones in Syria to try to end the six-year conflict.

Representatives of the three Syria cease-fire guarantor nations signed a memorandum to that effect at the end of the latest round of peace talks in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.

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