Russia to send aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to MediterraneanBy Paul Elliott Sep 23, 2016 The US blames Russian Federation for carrying out a deadly air strike on a United Nations aid convoy on Monday in northern Syria after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's military declared the ceasefire over. Lavrov told Russian media that consultations would continue to "guarantee" the cease-fire. "If we can agree on this kind of comprehensive approach, an integrated multi-faced approach, the chances of a cessation of hostilities surviving and being successful will be better", he added. "Russia and the regime must do their part or this will have no chance". On the other hand, the United States' top general called Monday's strike on an aid convoy in Syria an "unacceptable atrocity", and added it was his judgment that Russian Federation likely carried out the strike even if a Syrian role could not be completely be ruled out. Failing that, Kerry has admitted that Syria's future is "hanging by a thread". The meeting came after Assad told the AP in an interview in Damascus that the United States was to blame for the deal's failure. Lavrov had sought a three-day pause in fighting to revive the cease-fire. The meeting also comes after Syrian President Bashar Assad blamed the US for the collapse of the cease-fire in an interview with The Associated Press in Damascus. He cited US inability to control "terrorist" groups and a weekend attack that killed dozens of Syrian soldiers. Lavrov pushed only for all sides to recommit to the September 9 truce, according to officials. France's Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault added that Russian Federation had not been able to provide a satisfactory response to calls for Syria to ground its jets. The U.S. believes that a Russian-piloted aircraft carried out the strike, said a senior American official, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly on the matter and demanded anonymity. The drone had taken off from the Incirlik air base in Turkey, arrived in the area a few minutes before the convoy caught fire, and left about 30 minutes later, Konashenkov said in a statement. "This course has no foundation, no logic", said Rouhani, whose country has directed Iranian troops and Hezbollah forces in support of Assad. Larvov and Kerry's speeches laid bare their widely divergent views of a war that has killed up to a half-million people, contributed to Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War II and allowed the Islamic State to emerge as a global terror threat. TheVillagesSuntimes http://thevillagessuntimes.com/2016/09/23/russia-to-send-aircraft-carrier-admiral-kuznetsov-to/