Russia’s Position on Civil War in Syria: Any chance for cooperation with the West?

After talks with his French counterpart Laurent Fabius in Paris on October 31st, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov again opposed the departure of President Bashar al-Assad as well as external military intervention in Syria. Russia is holding its ground that in view of the growing conflict in Syria, the most important task of the international […]

November 20, 2012 - Andrzej Turkowski