Russia will not back UN resolution on Syria
Russia will not back UN Security Council resolution on Syria; Russian “Itar-Tass” agency quotes Dmitry Medvedev of Russia as saying in a news conference.
Medvedev said that Russia was unhappy with the way the West has used the U.N. resolution on Libya, thus Russia wouldn’t support such resolution about Syria. Russia abstained in the U.N. vote that sanctioned the international military operation in Libya and voiced concern about civilian casualties and excessive use of force since the operation began.
“The states must be given chance to develop on their own. President Asad declared about the reforms, they must be effective. A chance must be given to implement them,” Russian President said.