Clinton Calls on Russia to End Arms Sales to Syria

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Syria is “spiraling toward civil war,” with Russia supporting the violence by continuing to arm President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.

“We have repeatedly urged the Russian government to cut these military ties completely and to suspend all further support and deliveries,” Clinton said yesterday at the State Department. “We know -- because they confirm -- that they continue to deliver.”