Obama gives Putin his best death stare: Tense moment the world’s two most powerful men squared up at the G20 summit in China
Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin have failed to agree on solution in Syria
Comes as Syrian government troops resumed their siege of Aleppo
But two leaders have agreed to keep up negotiations to reach agreement
A deal to get aid to Aleppo’s civilians and at least partially stop Russian and Syrian bombardments had looked likely, before talks collapsed
By THOMAS BURROWS
DailyMail.com
5 September 2016
Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin have met for ‘pull-aside’ meetings at the G20 summit in China but failed to agree on a solution to the Syrian civil war.
Washington and Moscow support opposing sides in the bloody five-year conflict, which has left 300,000 people dead and forced millions to flee.
The two leaders discussed Syria at closed multilateral meetings but could not reach a deal to ease fighting in the war-torn region.
But in their final face-to-face meeting before Obama leaves office in January next year, they agreed to keep up negotiations over a cease-fire agreement.
Speaking today Obama said have a ‘candid, blunt, business like meeting’ during what a senior US administration official said was a ‘constructive meeting’.
It comes as Syrian government troops – backed by Russia – resumed their siege of the city of Aleppo.
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