The opposition and government delegations blamed each other for the breakdown in the talks, while the US State Department claimed Russia "in part" contributed to the failure of the negotiations by backing the Syrian army's offensive.
"Russia is supporting the offensive the Syrian army is waging against terrorist groups. Terrorist groups are not taking part and should not be taking part in these negotiations [in Geneva]. The question of whether to continue the fight against these groups is not disputed, so it is not appropriate to accuse Russia of bearing some ephemeral blame for the failure of negotiations," Peskov told reporters.
The negotiations, organized in line with the UN Security Council resolution that stipulated that the entire spectrum of political factions in the crisis-torn country should be brought to the negotiating table, are expected to resume on February 25.
