RUSSIA is refusing to discuss plans for political transformation in Syria should President Bashar al Assad be removed from power.
In the face of western nations calling on Russia to abandon support for Assad, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, yesterday emphasised Moscow's strong opposition to external interference.
The decision came as violence surges in Syria, despite a UN ceasefire negotiated in April.
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