cetera. christine, in nmoscow, there is an emphasis on two issues. the u.n. special envoy on syria is discussing with a number of people in moscow some type of efforts toward a political solution. just a few minutes ago, the russian media reporting quotes from the foreign ministry saying they were welcoming news that the syrian government is naming people to what they are calling working groups. working groups they set about some type of political solution in motion. not a lot of details on this. obviously that's what russia does want to focus on. president putin said that the whole idea of his military action is to get to a polite soluti political solution. something is happening, but very slow. >> jill dougherty in moscow.