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Annan frustrated over Syria, all eyes on Russia
Jun 1st, 2012
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Peace envoy Kofi Annan said on Friday he was "frustrated and impatient" a week after the massacre in Syria of 108 people, mostly children, shocked the world, while there were signs Russia might be moving closer to the West on how to tackle the crisis. President Vladimir Putin denied that Russia, which has a base in Syria and supplies it with weapons, was supplying arms to the Syrian government to crush rebels, brushing off U.S. criticism of a "reprehensible" arms shipment to Damascus. ... (Source: Reuters) -
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