Russia backs Syria as US, Germany send Patriots
- Published: 14 Dec 2012 at 18.46
- Online news: World
Russia insisted on Friday its stand on the conflict in key ally Syria was unchanged, while Washington and Berlin prepared to deploy Patriot missiles and troops near Turkey's border with the country.
A young Syrian boy wearing a scarf bearing the colours of the pre-Baath Syrian flag looks on in the northern town of Darkush on December 14, 2012. Russia insisted its stand on the conflict in key ally Syria was unchanged, while Washington and Berlin prepared to deploy Patriot missiles and troops near Turkey's border with the country.
A foreign ministry spokesman in Moscow said Russia's controversial support for President Bashar al-Assad's regime was unchanged and that remarks by Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov did not reflect official policy.
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