{Russia: We have Syrian guarantees on chemical arms|Speaking in an interview to The Associated Press on Thursday, Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said that Russia is working closely with the Syrian government to make sure its arsenal of chemical weapons remains securely in place and does not fall into the hands of terrorists| Moscow has been Syria’s key protector throughout the 17-month uprising that has evolved into a full-blown civil war, shielding Assad’s regime from international sanctions and providing it with weapons despite an international outcry| Russia has said that its opposition to sanctions against Syria is driven not by support for Assad himself, but by a respect for international law that forbids foreign military intervention in internal conflicts without U.N| Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the West “has done nothing” to urge the Syrian opposition to start a dialogue with the government|against interventionThe other side of Syria’s civil war