State Duma
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In Search of Syria’s True Friends By Polina Chernitsa
The ‘Friends of Syria’ is a contradiction in terms. In reality, these countries are Syria’s enemies which are not trying to reach a peaceful settlement but want to provoke a civil war, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for International Affairs Alexey Pushkov has declared. An international conference of the Friends of Syria, which includes… Continue reading
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Russian MPs: Foreign Military Forces In Syria Raise Ghost Of Libya
Russia has expressed alarm over the increasing tendency of foreign powers – notably NATO countries – to resolve internal conflicts in foreign countries through military force. The latest such intervention happened in Libya, which recently experienced a full-blown civil war. Continue reading
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Russian Foreign Minister: Libyan Scenario Undermines Global Stability
The minister said Moscow was opposed to violence, wherever it might originate from, while at the same time upholding fundamental principles of international law. This first and foremost pertains to the situation in Syria, said Lavrov. He noted that a Libyan scenario of events would undermine global stability. Continue reading
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‘Foreign military in Syria raises ghost of Libya’ — RT
Reports of a foreign military presence aggravating the situation in Syria have prompted a prominent Duma member to issue a warning about a disastrous repeat of the military intervention in Libya. Continue reading
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Gaddafi’s arrest ordered by International Criminal Court — RT
’The decision of the International Criminal Court is not legally binding for Libya, for a simple reason – Libya is not a member state of the court, and as long as Mr. Gaddafi stays on Libya’s territory, this decision cannot be fulfilled,’ said Kosachev. Continue reading
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