MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russian General Staff said Friday that the situation with the implementation of the ceasefire regime in Syria had not improved as the Russian military registered another 39 violations in the past 24 hours.
"Unfortunately, we have to admit that no positive changes in the situation around the implementation of the ceasefire have taken place," Lt. Gen. Viktor Poznikhir, first deputy chief of the General Staff's Main Operational Department, said at a news briefing in the Russian Defense Ministry.
"Thirty-nine violations have been registered in the past 24 hours, bringing the total since the announcement of the Russia-US brokered ceasefire to 144," Poznikhir said.
“The Russian party, despite numerous breaches of the cessation of hostilities and lack of progress in the US process to distinguish moderate opposition from Jabhat al-Nusra, is doing everything to implement agreements reached in Geneva,” Lt. Gen. Viktor Poznikhir said at a briefing.
He added that Russia is ready to extend the ceasefire for 72 hours.
“We expect the US party to make firm steps to influence military units under its control to fully comply with the agreement reached on September 9. Otherwise the situation may run out of control,” Poznikhir added.
In line with the latest Russia-US agreements, a week-long ceasefire regime on the whole territory of the Syrian Arab Republic came into force on Monday at 07.00 pm Moscow time (16:00 GMT).
The Jabhat Fatah Al-Sham, formerly known as Nusra Front, and the Daesh terrorist groups, which have been outlawed in Russia, are not part of the ceasefire deal.
