West ‘blackmails’ Russia on Syria

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West ‘blackmails’ Russia on Syria

BBC – Mr Lavrov said the West had told Russia to back a draft resolution on sanctions or it would “refuse to extend the mandate of the observer mission”. It was “not right” to say that pressure should only be brought on the government of President Bashar al-Assad and not the opposition to end the conflict, he added. “We do not support Assad,” he said. “We support what has been agreed by all sides.” But he said it was unrealistic to expect Russia to persuade Mr Assad to step down. “He will not leave power. And this is not because we are protecting him but because there is a very significant part of the Syrian population behind him,” he said. Read article

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