FLOTUS ‘intervention’ left no impression. The scheduled 35 minute meeting lasted 2 hours 16 min and the White House and the Kremlin struck several foreign policy ‘deals’ to make further communication possible and not improbible.
First lady makes cameo appearance at Trump-Putin meeting | ABC News |
First Lady Melania Trump, sidelined for part of Friday’s international summit events by anti-globalization protesters, had a cameo appearance at her husband’s closely watched meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Earlier, Melania tweeted support to those hurt by the firebombing rioters in Hamburg, Germany that has left her trapped inside her hotel room.
The First Lady Of The United States stayed in her hotel room and other leaders arrived late to the G20 as rioters firebombed a police station and set cars and buildings alight.
‘Thinking of those hurt in #Hamburg protests. Hope everyone stay safe! #G20,’ she tweeted. Her husband retweeted her message after his convoy was forced to take a lengthy detour around the violence.
The South-West region caused Damascus a big headache through infiltration from Jordan of fighters trained by British and U.S. Special Forces. In addition the Qatar supported Al Nusra front has managed to get support along the Golan Heights from Israel’s IDF: military response by its air power and hospital treatment of wounded militia.
○ Israel, Jordan part of new US-Russia Syria ceasefire deal | Times of Israel |
○ US & Russia agree ceasefire in southwest Syria ‒ Lavrov“In this zone [in southern Daraa, Quneitra and As-Suwayda provinces] the ceasefire regime will take effect on July 9 starting 12:00 Damascus time. The US took an obligation that all the militant groups, located there, will comply with the ceasefire.”
Background information – The Druze in the Syrian Conflict | Joshua Landis blog |.
On Ukraine, president Trump has appointed a new envoy: Kurt Volker.
Rex Tillerson announced that Kurt Volker, who served as Washington’s NATO ambassador under the previous two U.S. administrations, will “take responsibility for advancing U.S. efforts to achieve the objectives” of a peace deal known as the Minsk agreements, which has yet to stop hostilities.
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From my earlier diaries …
○ NSA, Google Inc. and Israel
○ Advances after 100-day Russian Bombing Campaign in Syria
○ Israel Ready to Join the Sunni Alliance Against Assad, Syria
