Kremlin Opposes UN Vote on Syria

The Kremlin has emphasized its opposition to a UN resolution condemning Syria’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters and urged the opposition to sit down with President Bashar al-Assad’s government for talks on reform. In an interview published Monday in the Financial Times, President Dmitry Medvedev strongly suggested that Russia would not back any resolution on Syria in the UN Security Council but stopped short of vowing a veto. Foreign Minister […]