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Russia's UK Ambassador: Intervention In Syria Is 'Utterly Arrogant'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.09.2012 | UK

Russia's ambassador to Britain has defended his government's repeated blocks of United Nations sanctions over the crisis in Syria, saying the revoluti...

On the Right Side of History

Sergei Lavrov | Posted 14.08.2012 | UK
Sergei Lavrov

Those who say that Russia "is saving" Bashar al-Assad are wrong. I would like to reiterate that it is the Syrian people themselves who choose the political system and leadership of their country. We are not trying to whitewash the multiple mistakes and miscalculations made by Damascus, including the use of force against peaceful demonstrations at the beginning of the crisis.