MOSCOW. March 21 (Interfax) - Russia will begin unilaterally applying the rules envisaged by the ceasefire agreement from March 21 if there is no reaction from the U.S. to Russia's proposals on ceasefire monitoring, Sergei Rudskoi, the head of the Main Operative Department of the Russian General Staff, said in a statement.
"Russia says it is ready to promptly complete the work on the proposed document, including to meet with a U.S. delegation in Moscow or have a meeting in any place acceptable to the parties. If there is no reaction from the U.S. to these proposals, the Russian Federation will begin to unilaterally apply the rules envisaged by the agreement from March 22," Rudskoi said.
"We reiterate that military force will be used only after reliable evidence of systematic violations by military units of the obligations assumed under the joint Russian-U.S. statement on ceasefire in Syria of February 22, 2016 is received. Military force will not be used against units that observe the ceasefire regime and against civilians and civilian facilities," Rudskoi said.