'Russia's trying to save the Syrians'

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While the Americans are considering which steps to take against Syria in the U.N. Security Council session on Tuesday in which the U.N. report on the murder of Hariri will be presented, a senior diplomatic source in New York told Ynet that "the toughest nut to crack is Russia, which is trying to save the Syrians"

A senior diplomat has told Ynet that the Russian government is attempting to rescue the Syrians from the potentially devastating consequences of a U.N. report on the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister, Rafik Hariri, which has tied senior Syrian officials to the murder.

"Ahead of the U.N. Security Council session on the report, and on which steps to take against Syria, the toughest nut to crack has been Russia, which is trying to save the Syrians. Their excuse is that the report is intermediate, and that the final report of the investigation committee must come out before further steps are considered,"

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3158832,00.html
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