Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said Syrian President Bashar al Assad's chances of retaining power are getting smaller and smaller every day, according to the transcript of a CNN interview.
Mr Medvedev's remarks were the most vocal Russian statement that Mr Assad's days could be numbered. But he reiterated calls for talks between the government and its foes and repeated Moscow's position that he must not be pushed out by external forces.
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