BBC News: Reports on remarks of US Secretary of State John Kerry on the role of Russia in Syria, "Speaking after talks in London, he said what he described as Russia's new focus on fighting Islamic State militants could be an opportunity to push towards a political settlement. "
Lets Get Real:
The Russians want to keep Assad in power, the West is more concerned with defeating Daesh at the moment, thus both Russia and the US and its allies have a common enemy, the Western allies will accept that Assad or his regime will remain in power, the Russians want to keep their only warm water port. The Russians have moved in tanks, and aircraft to defend the Assad position, if the Russians are going to do this anyway the West might as well take the offer up to combine forces to get rid of Daesh. The problem of Assad will have to be dealt with but it can wait, if and when Daesh is removed the West can place pressure on Assad to have a stable Country, thus the return of refugees. These developments will take time, the defeat of Daesh has to be the number one aim for the West, the rest can wait.
