One question at U.N. Syria talks: What does Russia want?

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech before a concert marking the Defender of the Fatherland Day at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shipenkov

GENEVA (Reuters) - The first U.N.-led Syria peace talks in almost a year are in danger of getting lost in procedure, as officials obsess about who will meet whom, but behind the scenes diplomats say it's largely up to Russia to call the tune.

Russia and the United States were the prime movers behind the last peace talks, which halted as the war heated up.