John Kerry actually said...

"My assessment is that we have an opportunity to put to test the proposition that they are committed to a political solution."

"You have to begin a ceasefire sometime. But you cannot begin it on day 1 without working out modalities of it."

"Multiple ceasefires have been negotiated for Ukraine, which Russia continues to violate on a, quote, 'daily' basis."

"Today in Syria, we have a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions."