Russia's Putin Hosts Assad in Fresh Drive for Syria Peace Deal

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22 November 2017 19:50 WIB

In this Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, embraces Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. Putin has met with Assad ahead of a summit between Russia, Turkey and Iran and a new round of Syria peace talks in Geneva, Russian and Syrian state media reported Tuesday. Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

22 November 2017 00:00 WIB

In this photo taken on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Syrian President Bashar Assad enter a hall during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. Russian state TV said the two leaders held bilateral talks on Monday and then met with Russian military chiefs. It was the second time Assad has traveled to Russia to meet with Putin in the course of the country's six-year civil war. Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

22 November 2017 00:00 WIB

In this Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. Putin has met with Assad ahead of a summit between Russia, Turkey and Iran and a new round of Syria peace talks in Geneva, Russian and Syrian state media reported Tuesday. Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

22 November 2017 00:00 WIB

In this Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Syrian President Bashar Assad talk during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. Putin has met with Assad ahead of a summit between Russia, Turkey and Iran and a new round of Syria peace talks in Geneva, Russian and Syrian state media reported Tuesday. Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

22 November 2017 00:00 WIB

In this Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu watch a document during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. Putin has met with Assad ahead of a summit between Russia, Turkey and Iran and a new round of Syria peace talks in Geneva, Russian and Syrian state media reported Tuesday. Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

22 November 2017 00:00 WIB

In this photo taken on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin, waves to Syrian President Bashar Assad motorcade after their talks in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. Putin said he would follow up his meeting late on Monday with Assad by talking soon to international leaders with influence over the conflict, among them U.S. President Donald Trump, the Saudi king, and the leaders of Iran and Turkey. Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

22 November 2017 00:00 WIB