MOSCOW - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accused the West of trying to weaken Russia by turning Ukraine into a puppet state, a tactic he said had also been used against his own country.
Reuters: Syria’s Assad says West wants to weaken Russia
A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on March 4, 2015 shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad giving an interview to Portuguese broadcaster RTP in Damascus.
