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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Kerry Announces Syrian Chemical Weapons Deal [Watch (HLS stream): Kerry Announces Syrian Chemical Weapons Deal](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/GczdJKj2.m3u8) (1:28)  _Published 2013-09-14. The U.S. and Russia reached a deal to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons stockpile within a year_ --- Jul 27, 2023 3:44 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Assad on Why Syria has Chemical Weapons](/video/X0hoAiQ8/) ### Assad on Why Syria has Chemical Weapons [Kerry: Syria Chemical Weapon Attack Killed 1429](/video/N1ORzfAd/) ### Kerry: Syria Chemical Weapon Attack Killed 1429 [Chemical Weapons In Syria \(Graphic Video\)](/video/WJemVlJj/) ### Chemical Weapons In Syria (Graphic Video) --- ## Transcript We have reached a shared assessment of the amount and type of chemical weapons possessed by the Assad regime. And we are committed to the rapid assumption of control by the international community of those weapons. I have no doubt that the combination of the threat of force and the willingness to pursue diplomacy, help to bring us to this moment. But diplomacy requires willing partners. And I want to thank President Putin for his willingness to pick up on the possibility of negotiating an end to Syrian weapons of mass destruction. Ultimately, perhaps more so than anywhere in the world actions will matter more than words. In the case of the Assad regime, President Reagan's old adage about trust but verify, doveryai no proveryai, I think is the saying. That is in need of an update. And we have commited here to a standard that says, verify and verify. The United States and Russia are committed to the elimination of Syrian chemical weapons in the soonest and safest manner. 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