Russia Urges UN Compromise on Syria After Annan Talks

Russia urged the U.S. and its allies to strike a compromise over their efforts to impose United Nations sanctions and the threat of military action against Syria after talks today with UN envoy Kofi Annan.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said world powers should reach an agreement like they did last month in Geneva, when Russian objections succeeded in removing a proposed ban on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or his inner circle from serving in a future power-sharing government.