Speaking to The Times during the London 2012 Olympics, Russian Prime Minister Medvedev, insisted that the differences between Russia and the US were not as vast as people considered them to be.
Medvedev said,
“Despite differences in emphasis, the positions of Russia, the US and Britain are not as sharply different as sometimes suggested. We all start from the position that the worst outcome would be a full civil war in Syria.”
“I don’t know how exactly the political balance will look in the future, and what sort of position Assad would have in it.”
“That must be decided by the Syrian people. Our partners are urging us to support more decisive action. But then the question arises: where do resolutions end and military actions begin?”
