The Kremlin said on Friday, that it was using its influence to try to ensure that the Syrian army fully implemented a shaky ceasefire agreement and that it hoped the U.S. would use its own influence with rebel groups too.
Kremlin Spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said at a press conference in Moscow that beyond all doubt, the Russian side is continuing to use its influence to make sure that the ceasefire accords are implemented.
He expressed the hope that their American colleagues would do the same.
The ceasefire agreement, brokered by Russia and the U.S., was meant to take effect on Monday evening.
The ceasefire has so far been fragile, and Moscow has repeatedly blamed Washington for what it says is its reluctance to use its influence on some Syrian opposition units unwilling to stop fighting alongside the radical Jabhat Fatah al Sham organisation, formerly known as the Nusra Front.
Peskov said that in general, the ceasefire process is moving forward, in spite some setbacks. (Reuters/NAN)