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... supplying the Syrian government with air defense systems. The military hardware which we have been sending to Syria is to defend Syria from outside aggression. This weaponry, the air defense systems, cannot be used in the civil war. But the weapons which ... ... reaction? Lavrov: Well, I said, Kofi, it’s your decision. Question: Thank you very much indeed. Lavrov: Thank you. Source: MFA of Russia
... efforts to move out of the limelight, into a non-public zone. In fact, Foreign Service officials are often limited in how far they can go in offering clear-cut answers to propaganda-driven questions that emerge in Russian society. For example, if the MFA meets the genuine opposition in Syria slammed in the media as gangs of terrorists , the “man in the street” may reasonably have cause to wonder why contact is being made with these extremists, if they win in Syria today but could strike Russia tomorrow. More questions remain,...
