Russia: US 'not able or did not even intend' to implement Syria ceasefire - Pushkov

Head of the State Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee Alexei Pushkov stated in Moscow, Tuesday, that "[US Secretary of State] John Kerry is not in a position to make accusations towards Russia" over the failure of the Russian-US peace process in Syria.
"It is well known that the United States have bombed, and many people think they bombed on purpose, the military positions of the Syrian Army," said Pushkov. He added that the US were supporting the armed opposition Syria with weapons, which were brought in "via their satellites or even directly." Pushkov said the attempts of the US secretary of state to accuse Russia of failing to uphold the peace process, reflect "a desire just to put the blame on the Russian and the Syrian side in the conditions when the United States were not able or did not even intend to fulfil the conditions of the ceasefire."
Moreover, Pushkov went on to say that Moscow had a feeling that the US wanted "to create the best conditions for Jabhat-al-Nusra and the Free Syrian Army to recover after the recent fighting against the Syrian armed forces." He stated, "when it turned out that the ceasefire does not serve this purpose, the United States decided to withdraw from the cooperation with Russia on Syria."
Pushkov's comments come after the US State Department announced on Monday that bilateral contacts between Moscow and the US over the Syrian crisis had been suspended.