Alwaght- Washington proposed a deal to Moscow on Syria that reportedly offers a number of significant concessions to the Russian side.
The offer, which was sent to Moscow on Monday, proposes to share targets and coordinate in an extended bombing campaign against al-Nusra Front, The Washington Post newspaper reported, citing a source in the Obama administration.
The US has requested Russia to pressure the Syrian government to stop raiding pro-Western rebels.
According to the newspaper, the Obama administration transmitted the text of the proposed agreement to the Russian government on Monday.
"This would be one of the biggest shifts in strategy since the start of the Syrian civil war. The risks of a wider clash with Russia would significantly diminish, and the rebel movement would be weakened. Most important, Moscow would have an opening to both secure its interests in Syria and break its geopolitical isolation," a report by the American think-tank Stratfor read.
According the US think-tank, White House has offers several concessions to Kremlin, including: active military cooperation with the Russian military, including sharing data on targeting and joint US-Russian airstrikes against al-Nusra Front.
"This, too, is a major concession to the Russians, who have been pushing the United States hard on the fact that extremist elements are a significant part of the rebel landscape," according to Stratfor analysts.
Kremlin has not yet commented on Obama's proposal.
