In Syria, government forces are continuing to seize control of parts of eastern Aleppo, as the U.S. and Russia are negotiating a potential deal to allow anti-government rebels to flee. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is slated to meet with Secretary of State John Kerry today. The rescue organization the White Helmets says 61 people died Wednesday amid shelling and airstrikes in rebel-held areas, as government forces seized control of Aleppo’s Old City. Medical doctors and other protesters gathered outside the Russian Embassy in Berlin Wednesday to denounce Russian and Syrian bombing in Aleppo.
Reinhard Jung-Hecker: “I am here to protest against the war crimes committed by Russia and Syria in Aleppo. We believe it’s outrageous that the world is watching how mass killings are taking place and no one says anything.”