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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.Continued: http://www.voanews.com/a/russia-no-us-coalition-jets-allowed-in-syrian-de-escalation-zones/3839096.html