Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hinted at the fact that Russia has softened its stance on the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. He told this to Reuters reporters during an interview on Tuesday, April 25. “Erdoğan, don’t get me wrong. I’m not defending Assad, I am not his lawyer. That’s what Putin said to me,” said the Turkish leader, commenting on his conversation with the President of Russia. April 21, Assad said that Damascus a hundred percent sure that the supply of chemical weapons to the rebels, Ankara is. “There is evidence that some of them were presented on the Internet a few years ago,” — said the Syrian leader. The position of Russia is that the citizens of Syria should decide the fate of their country. In particular, Deputy foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that Moscow supports any steps aimed at the resumption of inter-Syrian negotiations. “We welcome any measures
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