Russia 'keeping Assad in power'

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton vowed today to pressure Russia over the Syria crisis, saying its refusal to support action by the United Nations Security Council was keeping President Bashar Assad in power.

Russia 'keeping Assad in power'

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton vowed today to pressure Russia over the Syria crisis, saying its refusal to support action by the United Nations Security Council was keeping President Bashar Assad in power.

Mrs Clinton said the US would again try to persuade Russia, a key Syrian ally, to support action that would at least allow humanitarian access, when foreign ministers of the G-8 meet in Washington today.

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