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April 27, 2012

Russia's Strategic Clarity in Syria

Tony Badran, NOW Lebanon

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Russian foreign policy scored another victory last week with the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 2043, which established a supervision mission in Syria for an initial 90-day period. In other words, Russia bought three more months for the Assad regime to go on killing with impunity.

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