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Syria conflict: West 'blackmailing' Russia on sanctions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Western attempts to get Moscow to discuss sanctions against Syria contain "elements of blackmail". Mr Lavrov said the West had threatened to end a UN observer mission if Russia opposed its draft resolution.Peace envoy Kofi Annan is due in Moscow, and is expected to urge Moscow to put more pressure on Syria's leaders to begin a political transition.
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Russia accuses US of arming Syria rebels
TEHRAN — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States on Wednesday of supplying weapons to Syria's rebels, which is worsening the conflict engulfing Moscow's allied regime in Damascus. Lavrov's accusation followe... Read Post
Russia accuses US of justifying terrorism in Syria
BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, has accused the United States of justifying terrorism against the Syrian government. He also spoke against Western countries’ unilateral sanctions on Syria. Se... Read Post
Russia denounces Western 'blackmail' over Syria
MOSCOW — Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused “Western colleagues” on Monday of trying to blackmail Russia into supporting a United Nations resolution on Syria that, he contended, would open the door to civil war. The accusation c... Read Post