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ENNISKILLEN, NORTHERN IRELAND – JUNE 18: Leaders (L-R) Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama stand for the ‘family’ group photograph at the G8 venue of Lough Erne on June 18, 2013 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. The two day G8 summit, hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron, is being held in Northern Ireland for the first time. Leaders from the G8 nations have gathered to discuss numerous topics with the situation in Syria expected to dominate the talks. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
By Avalon
Appearing in the September 2, 2013 edition of Turkey’s Daily News is a report that Moscow has sent one of its Intelligence Reconnaissance ships, the SSV-201 Priazovye, to the coast off Syria. In the hurriyetdailynews.com article, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said essentially that Russia is totally unconvinced by evidence presented by the United States and its allies of an alleged chemical attack outside Damascus that the West says was perpetrated by the Syrian regime. Further stating that, Moscow vehemently opposes US-led plans for military action against the regime of Bashar al-Assad in response to the alleged attack, even though the timetable has now been put back by President Barack Obama’s decision to put it to Congress.[1]
At a university lecture in Moscow Lavrov said. “What we were shown before and most recently by our American partners as well as the British and the French absolutely does not convince us,”, adding that there were “many doubts” about images of the alleged attack on the internet.
The article goes on to quote President Vladimir Putin, who said over the weekend it would have been “utter nonsense” for the regime to launch such an attack when it has the military ascendancy.[1]
Sources:
[1] Russia sends intelligence ship to Syria coast: report
