., regardingd jordan southwest syria that affects the security of jordan but is also a very complicated part of the syrian battlefield. -escalation area was agreed. a cease-fire has been entered into. this is our first indication of the u.s. and russia being able to work together in syria. as a result, we had a lengthy discussion regarding other areas in syria where we can continue to work together on the area.ing and to work together towards a political process that will secure the future of the syrian people. ofa result, at the request vladimir putin, the u.s. has appointed a special representative for ukraine. ambassador kurt volker. he will draw on his decades of experience in the u.s. diplomatic corps, both as a representative to nato and also his time as a permanent political of treatment. the leaders also acknowledged the challenges of cyber threat and interference with the democratic processes of the u.s. and other countries. and agreed to explore creating a framework around which the two countries can work together to better understand how to deal with the cyber threats. both i