Russia’s envoy to the United Nations proposed on Friday a draft resolution on Syria, sending a “clear message” to the Syrian government and its opposition to launch dialogue and put an end to the nine months of violence that left more than 5,000 people dead.
Not surprisingly, Moscow’s draft resolution doesn’t call for any sanctions against the Syrian government or its leader, President Bashar al-Assad. Russia, which provides Syria with arms, argued that western governments are trying to bring about regime change in Damascus by force, similar to what happened in Libya after the UN sanctioned the bombing of Tripoli and other major Libyan cities by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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