international support of a transition government.”
Latest Syria peace plan falls flatMood pessimistic at Geneva meeting on SyriaRussia: No backing for any plan that calls for Syria’s Assad to step down
Russia is Syria’s most important ally, protector and supplier of arms. Diplomatic hopes have rested on persuading Russia to agree to a plan that would end President Bashar Assad’s family dynasty, which has ruled Syria for more than four decades.
Moscow’s determination to preserve its last remaining ally in the Middle East has contradicted efforts by the U.S. and other Western powers to replace Assad with a democratic government. The Syrian uprising has killed some 14,000 people since it began in March 2011, turning the country into one of the world’s most unstable regions. U.N. observers say the violence has stepped up significantly in the last two months.
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