MOSCOW (Reuters) - If it really was just an offhand remark by the U.S. secretary of state that gave Russia the chance to play peacemaker in the Syrian conflict, Moscow is certainly not letting on.
Instead it is presenting this week's proposal for Syria to put its chemical arms under international control as an approach worked out with the United States, a position that might help U.S. President Barack Obama endorse it.
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