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Russia’s bolstering of its military aid to Syria has concerned U.S. officials.

Assad’s remarks struck a far more confident tone than a speech he gave in July in which he acknowledged military defeats because of manpower problems in his military.

Russian Federation has delivered new arms including warplanes to Syria as the regime increases attacks on rebels, officials said Tuesday, in a sign that Moscow’s growing support for its ally is having an effect.

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Kerry said any military-to-military meeting would be “to deconflict with respect to any potential risks that might be run” – in other words to prevent the forces from running into one another.

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Pentagon officials say the Kremlin may be planning to turn the airfield near Latakia into a major hub that could be used not only to funnel military supplies to Assad but to give Moscow a bigger military foothold in the Middle East, The New York Times reports.

Mr Kerry’s call came shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin defended his military assistance to Assad’s government and said it was impossible to defeat Isil without co-operating with Damascus.

While it is unclear what the next steps in the U.S.-Russian military relationship may be, the official said further talks would be aimed at trying to “avoid any misunderstanding” in that relationship.

Meanwhile, US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter spoke on Friday with Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu over the phone on areas where “perspectives overlap and areas of divergence”, the Pentagon announced.

Kerry will travel to London later this week for talks to include the situation in Syria with British Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond and the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates.

Kerry said that Assad’s removal has to be made in the context of the Geneva process and negotiation.

After all, as Secretary of State John Kerry has thrice told his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, it is only making things worse.

A senior US official said Shoigu told Carter that Russia’s increased military activities are defensive in nature, and designed to honor Moscow’s commitments to the Assad government.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Friday that he was ready to talk with the Russians about the ongoing civil war in Syria, and Moscow’s continuing presence there.