Tillerson goes to Moscow with a nonstarter demand for Assad's ouster

At Meeting, Putin and Tillerson find very little to Agree on is the expected result of arriving in Moscow without an alternative to Assad must go.  Secretary of State Tillerson mentioned in his post meeting press conference that both the U.S. and Russia agree on a unified Syria, which means that a partitioned Syria where Assad is allowed to rule over his Alawite tribe and region, but not the rest of Syria, was not discussed.

Don’t Start a New Cold War Over Syria is Cato's take on the issue.