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Russia’s outreach to Syria’s opposition hints at policy pivot

The Christian Science Monitor

Russian officials will hold talks in Moscow with two key Syrian opposition leaders and United Nations envoy Kofi Annan later this month, amid signs that the Kremlin is ready to throw its weight behind Mr. Annan’s revised plan for a transitional government and might even be starting to think seriously.