In wake of Syria massacres, pressure mounting on Russia

The critical question, which might be the reason Russia is in no hurry to push Assad out, is to whom exactly will Assad hand over the reins?

By Zvi Bar'el | 02:07 08.06.12 |

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Speaking at the start of a special UN General Assembly session on the Syrian crisis, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the reported massacre at al-Qubeir on Wednesday and said Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime had lost all legitimacy.

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