Putin: Syria is a sovereign country, President al-Assad is elected by its people

[Bleipriester]

Here is what Putin said in an Interview he gave to Interfax and Anadolu News.

Putin: Syria is a sovereign country, President al-Assad is elected by its people | Syrian Arab News Agency

 

[Tehon]

Rosie will be along any moment to tell you that armed conflict negates the sovereignty of a country.

 

[Moonglow]

The Ruskies have a few invasion led elected govt. ousters also...

 

[Stratford57]

Assad is not "the root of all evil," Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said, adding that IS "appeared not three but ten years ago." Recent terrorist attacks and IS claims of responsibility for them "show that it doesn't matter if you're for or against Assad - you're ISIL enemy," Lavrov pointed out in Vienna yesterday.

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