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General Category => World News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on February 22, 2016, 10:48:20 pm
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Russia will do 'whatever necessary' to ensure Damascus observes ceasefire: Putin
By AFP 3 hours ago in World
Russia will do "whatever is necessary" to ensure that Damascus respects a Syrian ceasefire agreement that Moscow and Washington say will take effect on February 27, President Vladimir Putin said Monday.
"We will do whatever is necessary with Damascus, with the legitimate Syrian authorities," Putin said during a televised address. "We are counting on the United States to do the same with its allies and the groups that it supports."
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