Lavrov says Syria ceasefire more likely to fail than succeed

MUNICH (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that the odds of a ceasefire for Syria being successfully put in place by next week were less than 50 percent. Asked at a security conference in Munich to assess the chances of the ceasefire deal succeeding, Lavrov answered: "49 percent". Asked the same question, his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier put the odds at 51 percent. (Writing by Noah Barkin; Editing by Paul Carrel)