was conspicuously absent. at the state department tonight, correspondent rich edson tells us why the u.s. was left out in the cold. >> reporter: russia, iran and turkey, three nations negotiate in moscow for a proud ebroader cease-fire in sere wra. ya. . >> the secretary doesn't see it as a snub at all but another multilateral effort to try to get a lasting peace in syria. we're not going to turn up our nose to any effort to try to get to a better outcome in seyrisyr. if that effort, by design, or by accident, isn't going to include us, but it can lead to a better result that obviously, you know, we would support that. >> reporter: in downplaying the u.s. exclusion from these talks, the state department says the turkish and russian governments are updating secretary of state john kerry on the negotiations. however, foreign policy analysts say this is another demonstration russia is in control in syria. >> the united states is in an