With the fighting in Syria reaching government buildings in Damascus and Minister of Defense Daoud Rajha and Bashar Assad's brother-in-law Assef Shawkat killed in a suicide bombing attack, it seems bold to predict that the Syrian president has a good chance of surviving the turmoil in his country. Yet the Kremlin is still reluctant to abandon Assad.
by
Natasha Mozgovaya
It's the Americans, stupid
Russians hint at why they still support the Syrian regime, while in Washington Christians can see no wrong with Israel.
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