Syrian opposition says Russian strikes must end for peace talks

LONDON (Reuters) - The Saudi-backed opponents of President Bashar al-Assad will attend peace talks later this month if Russia stops bombarding their positions and humanitarian aid reaches civilians in the areas they control, a spokesman said on Wednesday. Asked if the opposition would attend peace talks later this month, spokesman Salim al-Muslat told Reuters: "Yes we will go. And we were there to really make it a success but we do not have a serious partner." He later added: "We will go to talks when we see food goes to the children and we see a stop to this Russian bombardment." (Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; editing by John Stonestreet)