GENEVA – Syria’s opposition is impatient for face-to-face peace talks in Geneva, but things could fall apart if Russia does not pressure President Bashar al-Assad on holding talks and push it to abide by a ceasefire, an opposition member said on Saturday.
The United Nations opened the peace talks with a symbolic ceremony on Thursday, attended by representatives of the warring sides, but there has been no further direct contact, with U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura still trying to get agreement on how the talks should be arranged.
