Russians Considering Assad Leaving Power Amid Massacres, Increasing Violence, Democratic Pressure

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Russia says Assad could go in Syria settlement

AFP – Russia said on Tuesday it was prepared to see Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leave power in a negotiated solution to end 15 months of bloodshed that has claimed more than 13,000 lives. Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said a day after meeting mediator Kofi Annan in Geneva.