A senior Syrian military official underlined the Syrian army and its allies' firm determination to exercise a complete crackdown on the terrorists in Eastern Aleppo, and said Moscow and Damascus will not accept any proposal by Turkey or the West to make a deal on Aleppo
The western, especially British media, have made so much fuss about the Turkey and the EU's proposal to Syria.
A senior Syrian military official shrugged off all rumors that Moscow has agreed with the proposal, and dismissed differences between Moscow and Damascus on the Aleppo battle.
"The Syrian army and its allies have decided to continue battle in Aleppo until annihilation of the last terrorist," he underlined.
According to the British media, the EU is reportedly planning to offer Damascus financial aid in exchange for allowing rebel forces stay in power in some regions of Syria. Brussels is no longer insisting on the retirement of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Comment: Considering recent history, this is most likely an attempt at stalling the inevitable defeat of the "rebels"/jihadists, in order to regroup and rearm them for another attempt at an overthrow of Assad.
The new proposals from the EU were voiced by its foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, at a meeting with opposition leaders two weeks ago, the Times reported.
They reflect developments on the ground, as the Syrian Army has scored several victories and is about to take complete control over Aleppo.
"What Mogherini wanted to do was present an EU plan - this is how to solve the conflict," a source close to the Western-backed Syrian opposition told the newspaper "There's a transition, but the details are vague. In return, if all sides agree and everyone does what the EU says, there's a huge pot of money."
"Political transition" is a term used by all foreign stakeholders in the Syrian conflict to describe an end to hostilities and the forming of a new system of governance in the country, though various parties have vastly different views on what that transition would look like.
The rebels have for years insisted that the transition must include the ousting of Bashar Assad, while their Western backers have repeated the mantra "Assad must go." But the latest European plan no longer mentions the president's future, the report said.
Brussels now consents to Assad remaining head of the Syrian government, but wants a "devolution of power to Syria's provinces, which would allow for 'moderate rebel' forces to be integrated into local security forces."
Comment: This could also be an attempt to introduce a fifth column into the Syrian forces to potentially overthrow Assad again in the near future. This is a common tactic by the US and the CIA that has been used in various countries.
The solution is not unlike what Russia proposed for Ukraine's civil conflict - a diminished role of the central government with regions, including those currently controlled by rebels, given greater financial and cultural autonomy.
The EU is willing to offer financial aid to both the Syrian government and the rebels to sweeten the deal, the Times said. The report suggested that paying Damascus is preferable to dealing with the continued exodus of Syrian refugees to the EU, which is "contributing to electoral chaos across the continent" and "destroying Europe's political fabric".
Where does the EU find the money to pay for Syria and Ukraine and yet requires maximum austerity from Greece and Italy and Spain and all the other EU countries?