Russian, Chinese Dictatorships Continue to Support Assad the Butcher Amid Spiking Syrian Violence

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Russia, China baulk as West mulls armed action in Syria

AFPn – China on Wednesday restated its opposition to military intervention in Syria, as Russia sought to halt fresh UN Security Council action after a massacre of civilians sparked global fury. The renewed support by Moscow and Beijing for the Damascus regime came as numerous Western nations.

Russia’s position on the Syrian crisis is encouraging the regime of President Bashar al-Assad to commit “savage crimes,” the main opposition coalition said on Wednesday. “Russia has chosen to join ranks with the Syrian regime and to provide it with political cover … encouraging it to continue committing.