Tag: Russia

Clinton rejects Putin’s claim that Russia takes no side in Syrian conflict Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she doesn’t quite buy the claim that Russia is neutral in the Syrian conflict. Well, who does?

crisisgroup: As the U.S. and Others Toss Syria’s Envoys, Is Moscow Changing Its Mind About Assad? | TIME By Rania Abouzeid International envoy to Syria Kofi Annan met Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus on Tuesday, in a bid to salvage Anna’s battered plan for peace. “He conveyed in frank terms his view to President Assad that the six-point plan cannot succeed without bold steps to stop the violence and release detainees, and stressed the importance of full implementation of the plan,” Annan’s office said in a statement. For his part, Assad “affirmed to Annan that the success of his…

PUTIN’S INAUGURATION: SATIRE AND VIOLENCE “If he completes his six-year term, Mr Putin will be the longest serving Russian leader since Joseph Stalin” /BBC/