Russia. To weaken all 3 nations, simultaneously.

I just had a telephone conversation with President
of the United States of America Barack Obama. The phone call was
initiated by the Russian side, but the interest was certainly mutual.

During
our conversation, we approved joint statements of Russia and the US,
as co-chairs of the ISSG, on the cessation of hostilities in Syria.
Adoption of the statement was preceded by intensive work by Russian
and American experts. We also made use of the positive experience we
accumulated over the course of cooperation in eliminating chemical
weapons in Syria.

Our negotiators held several rounds of closed consultations.
As a result, we were able to reach an important, specific result. It was
agreed that the cessation of hostilities in Syria commences at 00:00
(Damascus time) on February 27, 2016 on terms and conditions that are
apart of the Russian-American statement.

The essence of these
conditions is as follows: by 12:00 pm on February 26, 2016, all parties
warring in Syria must indicate to the Russian Federation or our American
partners their commitment to the cessation of hostilities. Russian
and American troops will jointly delineate the territories where these
groups are active.

No military action will be taken against them
by the Armed Forces of the Syrian Arab Republic, Russian Armed Forces
and the US-led coalition. In turn, the opposition will cease all
military action against the Armed Forces of the Syrian Arab Republic
and other groups supporting them.

ISIS, Jabhat Al-Nursa, and other
terrorist organisations designated by the United Nations Security
Council, are excluded from the cessation of hostilities. Strikes against
them will continue.

Striking ISIS benefits the Kurds. Does this mean that Syria can reclaim the territory once