to cross out the future of syria i'm joined by james carafano in washington he is the director of the heritage foundation's allison center for foreign policy studies in amsterdam we have nick autons he is editor of the atlantic sentinel and a special correspondent for the soul times and in los angeles we have james morris he's a political analyst commentator and editor of america hijacked dot com all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want jim and i to go to you first it seems like western powers have an agenda here they want to get rid of assad but they want to stop the killing as well aren't they mutually contradictory well this is a common problem we've seen this over and over again around the world we've seen it in libya this recently but you have to remember back we had a similar situation in liberia we've had a longstanding problem in the sudan so in a sense it's not a new problem i'm not really sure if the world is divided i think generally people agree that the syrian government has been excessive in its use of force and constr

what's going on in syria right now. well peter let me just to get back to what was discussed previously before the interruption i mean there are two dimensions to the to the situation in syria now there is on the one hand a very legitimate powerful movement of civilians who are claiming in fact change in the country and access to democracy to social justice to economic and political rights and this should not be undermined this this is a powerful and legitimate movement which started peacefully it's been only since a month or a few weeks that it has become militarized which is in fact leading to the internationalization of the conflict but so far it has been in majority a peaceful movement now these movements are claiming change and access to power and the end of the over the country there is another side to the debate which is now the involvement of the international community and in fact the fact that syria is in a web of strategic alliances which is in fact trying to gain the momentum to take advantage of the political instability within syria to try to shape the geopoliti

moscow this is r.t. washington says it isn't ruling out what it calls additional measures in syria that seen as a hint it could soon be ready to on the anti government militia and shift in rhetoric by the obama administration previously excluded this possibility it comes despite reports that al qaeda has joined the opposition that could put the u.s. and the terrorist group good and surround the world on the same side. i meet bloodshed in syria more extremists are panicked trading the country to help bring down our sought that's according to u.s. intelligence which says all current affiliated fighters were responsible for a series of deadly suicide bombings in damascus and aleppo targeted at syrian military and intelligence facilities you see no evidence of. extremists sunni extremists or not you can't label them from the specifically as al qaida or similar ilk or infiltrating the opposition's groups. while fighting in syria continues the violence in neighboring iraq has dropped in some areas by as much as fifty percent in the last few months this as an al-qaeda leader iman al zawah

in syria. proposed a u.n. resolution calling on president assad to step down the kremlin's warning against using the world body to impose outside interests on the syrian people. are live pictures here coming in all over wiki leaks founder julian assange is in britain supreme court it's where he's appealing against his extradition to sweden and those are live pictures for you now back to. wanted for questioning over alleged sex offenses which he denies the allegations against him are politically. and that is really a pain in the u.s. backed by inadvertently insulting many jewish families across america many of criticized the commercials saying they use scare tactics to israelis jews to return to their. stay with us if you can hear when it's time for his cross talk the main subject for debate syria and what the future may hold in store. blowing welcome to cross talk i'm curious about syria on the brink as violence escalates in this in battle country the calls for strong sanctions and even a military intervention grow in intensity what is at stake the protection of innocence or regime

meantime cross-talk debate syria's future and with any foreign intervention could help break the stalemate or make things worse. blowing welcome to cross talk you all about syria on the brink as violence escalates in this in battle country the calls for strong sanctions and even a military intervention grow in intensity what is at stake the protection of innocence or regime change that transforms geopolitics of the region. to cross document on folding in syria we have marwa dowdy in princeton she is a departmental lecturer in politics and international ations of the middle east at the university of oxford in washington we have david pollock he is a senior fellow at the washington institute for near east policy and in montreal we cross the maximillian forte he's a professor of anthropology at concordia university in montreal all right folks this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it but ok first i'm going to go to david david the the white house says that it is inevitable that assad will fall so by saying it does that make it inevita

for intervention in syria saudi arabia. essentially they would like a syrian version of the muslim brotherhood to run the country and then the united states will do deals with them as it has done in the past. in america china as a vice president wasn't treated to the warmest of welcomes from u.s. officials vice president joe biden voiced the whole list of disappointments from beijing's economic policies to its stance on syria criticism was also level that china over its copyright in force and human rights record part from that brief exchange yesterday was largely ceremonial as american leaders sign stuck paying the man widely tipped to leave beijing over the next decade parties christine says our reports now on the rocky relationship between the two economic times. he loves me lets me know that age old question is one china at least has every right to ask regarding its relationship with the united states just in the last three years china has been wind. praised and envy for its ability to do whatever it wants right now in china the government can disconnect parts of its internet in

relationship. one sided reports from syria blaming any regime for atrocities seen by some as an attempt to hide the truth of the conflict sweeping rebel crimes under the carpet. for next season or smith talks to middle east expert tariq ali and the turbulent situation in syria and what it could mean for the entire region. i'm talking to tariq ali who's a historian and author and writes mainly on subjects to do with the middle east of course we're talking about events in syria tariq ali thanks very much for talking to us now president assad seems to be clinging on to power in syria do you think there's any chance of him stepping down in the near future well it looks unlikely as if he'll step. of his own accord i think he has to be pushed out the syrian people are of course doing their best in the country what is more dangerous is the pressure being built outside especially in istanbul and by need to try and organize an intervention that i think would be disastrous and lead to enormous bloodshed much much worse than what's happened in libya. so i think there be a disaster i think the best

its opposition to any military intervention in syria saying it will vote against any u.n. resolution that could aggravate the. u.k.'s high court considers the fate of wiki leaks founder julian assange choose wanted in sweden on allegations of sexual assault but we can expound says the case is politically motivated and the response to his website publishing secret u.s. cables. and israel's ad campaign insults jews based in the us suggesting the jewish identity is being diluted by the country they live in but many are already feeling alienated by israel's policies of expansion and treatment of palestinians. in those stories and half an hour from now in the meantime cross-talk debate syria's future whether any foreign intervention could help break the stalemate or make things worse he did about next on r.t. . lonely welcome to cross talk i'm curious about syria on the brink as violence escalates in this in battle country the calls for strong sanctions and even a military intervention grow in intensity what is at stake the protection of innocence or regime change that transforms geopolit

, the representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy. on the situation in syria. on behalf of the vice-president of the commission, representing beehive representative of the union of foreign affairs, i would like to give him the floor. >> thank you very much. thank you for giving me the possibility to present to you the eu position. percentage of ashton. the e.u. convinced the totally unacceptable escalation of violence in the area. the time as kind to speak with one voice and demand an end to the bloodshed and the democratic future for syria. the e.u. has been leading international calls for strong u.n. action. we are very disappointed like all of you by the recent failure of the united nations will to adopt a resolution due to a new feature of russia and china. last saturday following the vote, the high representative on the can ress up the eagles continue to support all efforts at the league of arab states and called once more on all members of the u.n. security council to assume their resonsibilities. the searing crisis is and will remain very high on the e.

the international community and in fact the fact that syria is in a web of strategic alliances which is in fact trying to gain the momentum to take advantage of the political instability within syria to try to shape the geopolitical game in the middle east and we have calls made by neo conservative think tanks in america calling for military intervention regime change etc to build on this momentum and this is problematic highly problematic because the movement in syria has been very powerful and legitimate and has gained momentum inside and in the region if there are calls for military intervention if there are links made to syria's choice of partners in the region or syria stance in the arab israeli conflict that would bring that would dilute it in my eyes what has been so far a very powerful movement and a call for liberty and democracy max i tend to agree with that area if we do get a military intervention which i still think is likely they each though it's the outsiders that will determine the political outcome the eventual outcome on the ground in syria and it may have a w

. the resolution called for implementation of the plans to stop all the violence in syria from all sides and to begin a political transition. mr. speaker, there was nothing in this draft a resolution that wouldn't be purported buy any country seeking a peaceful end to the tragedy unfolding in syria. it demanded them end to all violence and called for the process to allow the syrians to determine the future and settled a patent in national unity of government and internationally supervised election. it did not call for military intervention and could not have been used to authorize any such action under any circumstances. it dhaka not impose sanctions. a proposed putting the waist and authority of the united nations security council behind the plan to achieve a lasting and sustainable peace in syria. as i said at the security council, this was the arab league plan not imposed by western nations. it was co-sponsored by nations that included turkey, jordan, kuwait, libya, bahrain, qatar, the united arab immigrants, egypt and iran. the leadership and the strong understanding of the reg

save syria the destruction and save so many people live lives because of the way things are today in cities it seems that the country has had to two words. total destruction and and that's for sure it is not to the benefits of the city of the third to all the nations who are truly friendly to the city of peace and not just want to use the trouble in syria to advance their own political objectives so that dialogue will have to move forward yes there's a significant number of syrians who still support assad and his reforms do you think that's sufficient enough reason for the opposition to lay down their arms and engage in dialogue to finally reach stability. well i don't think if perhaps if it was up to the to these persons themselves i think yes it would be sufficient but apparently. as we have seen in the past weeks and there is ample evidence to show this many of the groups who are fighting today in syria who are. bringing in weapons to this indian territory wm in gunmen they actually are not ready for dialogue they have they are working according to western agenda. that is set u

tougher economic sanctions against syria getting louder at the friends of syria meeting in choosier with the e.u. already preparing to freeze the syrian central bank assets next week it's among the new measures to try to cripple the assad regime being proposed by the u.s. and its allies as they gather to hammer out the syrian crisis artie's maria financial has the latest for you. the u.s. state hillary clinton has said that president bashar al assad will pay a high price for the violence against syrian people america has called for more economic sanctions against the regime and particularly to boycott the all from the country and to freeze assets syrian assets abroad this is something the french foreign minister has already confirmed france will do the u.s. has also sad that it will give ten million dollars to a scale syrian human to terry in africa meanwhile it's not quite clear exactly what did they mean by that and what kind of what. they've been talking about and the raw speculation is the raw fear is growing that it may be military action given the fact that just recently washington

in syria the vast party has been in power in the country for the last fifty years actually since the beginning of the uprising here in syria last march protestors have been calling for democratic reforms and for amendments to the country's key law in the wake of violence that followed in the show demonstrations peaceful demonstrations many opposition leaders have been only demanding president bashar al assad to go and they will not be satisfied with these particular reform with this particular run through the end of this news it's how has come amidst numerous reports about violence all across syria we've been hearing reports from the city of hama north of the capital damascus from the opposition activists saying that the tanks of assad's army have been deployed in the city and we have also been receiving reports from another troubled area from the city of the homes where reportedly there have been explosions at the all pipeline activists have been reported four hundred people dead in the last few days since almost all these records have been coming from one source from the opposi

china vetoed the un resolution on syria russia's foreign minister went to damascus to talk to the syrian leader shortly after having a shot. to negotiate now they say the russian mediation may be the last chance to settle the diplomatic so is it really possible to bring back peace and stability to syria and avoid a large scale military conflict. middle east report contributing to that by. the u.n. security council has debated two rival resolutions on syria the one vetoed by russia and china was proposed by the arab league the western powers. the syrian president to step down proposes something canonic sanctions including an arms embargo the russian version of visions ending the violence through. only the west has. succeeded. both. position agreed to get around the table. when mr rabbani walked into the show thank you so much for coming for being with us and my first question is about the mehdi. become a media to the talks between the syrian opposition namely the syrian national council and the president do you think this can be considered good as a step towards a peaceful solution

my guest is. the political crisis in syria is getting really dramatic national media reports thousands dead in the front and the temperatures rising as the international community can find a compromise on how to deal with damascus after russia and china veto the un resolution on syria russia's foreign minister went to damascus to talk to the syrian leader shortly after having a shot. to negotiate now many say the russian mediation may be the last chance to settle the conflict diplomatic so is it really possible to bring back peace and stability to syria and a large scale military conflict. middle east report contributing to that by. the un security council is debating two rival resolutions on syria the one between by russia and china was proposed by the arab league the western powers. it tickles for the syrian president to step down and proposes something canonic sanctions including an arms embargo the russian version of visions ending the violence through negotiations only and all over the west old. school succeeded as. both bash and the opposition agreed to get around the t

but wouldn't do so both at the moment because of a cold snap across europe. syria's president announces a vote on a new constitution that would have affected the nearly fifty years of single party rule the country amid rising turmoil. and rallies marking a year since the pro-democracy uprising in bahrain protesters face yet another harsh clampdown with police using tactics and weapons a. midnight in moscow tries a good to have you with us here on r t our top story iran has reportedly war in six states it may stop supplying them with oil in response to a series of sanctions including an embargo on terror on this key export iranian official also added that only reason they're not stopping crude sales immediately zero six stream lee cold current temperatures are he's jacob greaves has more from greece. the latest reports here what we hear is the iranian foreign ministry has cooled up these embassadors of these six nations concerns and told them that cuts will happen but not right away or they will face a ban on exports to their nations but they'll be given some leeway in that so

our to you live from moscow our top stories syria announces a referendum on a new constitution to take place in under two weeks but as the fighting goes on not everyone engaged in the conflict seems willing to look for peace. sizing up rivals u.s. leaders slap on the smiles for china's visiting vice president and leader and waiting as two nations fine for the upper hand in the turbulent relationship. and rallies to mark the anniversary of approach to mocker sea on prising in bahrain are put down with tactics and weapons from the u.k. sparking claims of western democracy over different revolts in the region. and next artie's laura smith talks to mideast expert tariq ali on the turbulent situation in syria and the implications of could house for the entire region. i'm talking to tara kelley who's a historian and author and writes mainly on subjects to do with the middle east of course we're talking about events in syria tariq ali thanks very much for talking to us now president assad seems to be clinging on to power in syria do you think there's any chance of him stepping down in th

its opposition to any military intervention in syria differences remain among members of a how to deal with the ongoing conflict washington the e.u. and some arab states want president assad to step down but moscow says the u.n. shouldn't be used as a platform to interfere in syria's affairs. has details now from new york. the united states france britain could talk are. all those countries supporting this draft resolution said that there would be no military intervention imposed in syria if the draft resolution was adopted but the most important thing to note is that those spearheading the push for this draft resolution are also calling for a ceasefire in in syria and also calling for a national dialogue between the government and opposition groups these steps these calls are calls that have been made by russia for the past few months russia has indicated on tuesday that it will veto a draft resolution on syria in which the tax calls for imposes any regime change and leaves a rhetorical door open for military intervention similar to what the world saw transpire in libya this unit

from moscow our top stories syria's president announces a vote on a new constitution which would effectively end nearly fifty years of single party rule in the country and made us collating turmoil. at rallies marking one year since the pro-democracy uprising in bahrain protesters face yet another harsh clampdown with police using tactics and weapons from the u.k. . plus ramping up the rhetoric israel's prime minister calls for a stop to what he says is a rainy and aggression despite a lack of evidence linking tehran to the recent bombings in india georgia and thailand. next artie's laura smith talks to mideast expert tariq ali on the turbulent situation in syria and the implications it could have for the entire region. i'm talking to terry allie who's a historian and author and writes mainly on subjects to do with the middle east of course we're talking about events in syria tariq ali thanks very much for talking to us now president assad seems to be clinging on to power in syria do you think there's any chance of him stepping down in the near future well it looks on likely as i

the death of two foreign journalists in syria and tense surprise pressure for international involvement in the conflict inside the country any such calls are just fueling the balance says the u.n. humanitarian chief had to syria to negotiate with them if you have made the conflict torn country. election fever grips russia its collectivity taking a peek at the presidential poll four separate mass rallies are taking place in the capital this is day eight of the government and against it. and there are live pictures now from the stadium the largest palace taking place more than one hundred thousand people gathering to show support for current prime minister a presidential candidate but. we can see these live pictures of prime minister putin meeting his supporters as he enters the luzhniki stadium head of his speech to what we estimate will be a hundred thousand supporters that flag waving as he comes right up to the podium here live pictures of this important event here and. it's still waving to his supporters here we can see of course the blue red and white flags and balloons

. years seeking to impose tougher economic sanctions on syria's government after failing to boost pressure on president through a u.n. draft resolution that was blocked by russia and china. and russia as foreign minister calls western reaction to the double veto in these. and hysterical that's ahead of his trip to damascus and aimed at finding a political solution to the ongoing crisis. also ensuring greater political involvement for the people through the internet prime minister putin lays out his plans to upgrade russian democracy a day after a massive pro and anti-government rallies sweep the country. but the russian latvian minorities hopes for their language to be officially recognized in the post soviet baltic states are marred by reports of intimidation being used to dissuade people from taking part in an upcoming referendum. fly from our studios in central moscow you're watching r t with me and he said no way it's good to have you with us six pm here in the russian capital our top story the e.u. is preparing to further toughen sanctions on syria in a bid to crank up pressu

ranks of syria's opposition fighters but first they claimed they were behind in the country's largest city of aleppo which killed at least twenty eight people but another spokesman denied responsibility just an hour later. the thousands of greeks lash out against more planned cuts as police used tear gas to disperse crowds people are angry at lawmakers budget sacrifices after eurozone leaders put more bailout cash on hold six ministers have also quit over the deal. and russia's public figures come together to ensure a fair and free presidential vote by forming the voters' lead to monitor elections that challenge now is to stay impartial. but to bring it up to date for the moment i'll be back with more on those stories and more news in less than thirty minutes from now though it's time for opinions to fly a sky high with cross talk next. if you. still. want to. follow in welcome to crossfire can you talk about the fate of and the battle for syria the international community is as divided as the syrians themselves when it comes to resolving a situation that looks like a civil war with e

against syria are getting louder tonight at the friends of syria meeting currently being held in tunisia with the e.u. already preparing to freeze the syrian central bank assets next week it's among the new measures to cripple the assad regime being proposed by the u.s. and its allies as they gather there try to hammer out the syrian crisis let's get the latest now from our teeth from national is in damascus for us maria hi the meeting is not yet finished but we've already heard some strong statements coming out of that meeting what is being said bring us up to date if you would. well kevin indeed we are already hearing in a number of quite strong statements from other countries taking part in this meeting in tunisia the u.s. state hillary clinton has said that president bashar al assad will pay a high price for the violence against syrian people america has called for more economic sanctions against the regime and particularly to boycott the all from the country and to freeze assets syrian assets abroad this is something the french foreign minister has already confirmed france will do t

but wouldn't do so quote at the moment because of the cold weather hitting europe. syria's president announces a vote on a new constitution that would effectively end barely five decades of single party rule in the country amid rising turmoil there. are rallies marking a year since the pro-democracy uprising in bahrain protesters face yet another harsh crackdown with police using tactics and weapons from the u.k. . up next laura smith speaks with middle east expert terry cowley on the turbulent situation in syria and the implications it could have for the region stay with us. i'm talking to terry allie who's a historian and author and writes mainly on subjects to do with the middle east of course we're talking about events in syria tariq ali thanks very much for talking to us now president assad seems to be clinging on to power in syria do you think there's any chance of him stepping down in the near future well it looks unlikely as if he'll step. off his own accord i think he has to be pushed out the syrian people who are of course doing their best in the country. what is more dange

are just fueling the violence that's the u.n. humanitarian chief to syria negotiating delivery of eight hundred twenty three. election fever grips russia with political activity reaching a peak at the presidential poll major pro-government opposition rallies will take place today over one hundred thousand demonstrators expected to gather in moscow. and the concern of the effectiveness of sanctions targeting iran's nuclear program grows surrounds the biggest participation resist western pressure to join the economic war israel meanwhile has repeatedly defied the wait for sanctions to work fused to root out the possibility of a military strike. next we talked to the head of the foreign affairs committee in russia they were house of parliament to discuss the ongoing conflict in syria. could you tell us about the purpose of your decision to syrian. the main objective of my visit to syria is to see the situation firsthand just as you know the russian state duma issued a statement on the situation in syria ten days ago speaking strongly against outside interference in syria's affairs an

syria as obstacles on the path to a possible political solution to the crisis. the man behind one of the largest leaks of u.s. army data set to go on trial but critics of the process say it's just a ploy to cover government crimes. election fever gripping rush ahead of the presidential vote as mass rallies engulfed the capital the largest demonstration seeing a one an estimated one hundred thousand people supporting current prime minister vladimir putin. israel dismisses global concerns over a potential military escalation in the dispute with iran saying it alone will decide whether to launch a strike on the islamic republic. up next to damascus to discuss the ongoing political crisis in syria with alexei pushkov head of russia's foreign affairs committee. could you tell us about the purpose of your visit just syrian. the main objective of my visit to syria is to see the situation firsthand he said as you know the russian state duma issued a statement on the situation in syria ten days ago speaking strongly against outside interference in syria's affairs and against the un and its securi

calls are just fueling the violence the un humanitarian chief is to head to syria. based on the top country. election fever grips russia with political activity reaching the end of the presidential poll major pro-government and opposition rallies taking place today more than one hundred thousand demonstrators expected to take the streets. and concern over the effectiveness of sanctions targeting. trons biggest partners in asia resist western pressure to join the economic. israel has repeatedly devised to break the sanctions to work used to root out the possibility of an interest for . the next we talked to the head of the foreign affairs committee in russian's no house of parliament discuss the ongoing conflict in syria. to secure syria. the main objective of my visit to syria is to see the situation firsthand just as you know the russian state duma issued a statement on the situation in syria ten days ago speaking strongly against outside interference in syria's affairs and against the un and its security council siding with one of the parties in the civil conflict. we also believe

kevin zero in on the top story this friday night the friends of syria meeting this designed to find a solution to the country's crisis could instead be used to push for a military intervention and israeli web site known for its links to intelligence sources says the western lead meeting serves as a means to bypass moscow's and beijing's un security council vetoes but with a gathering underway right now in china zero artie's maria for national explains the feeling inside syria. on my way to a studio here in damascus are been passin by many cafes in the old town and i've noticed that everybody inside was fourteen live coverage from tunisia well people here on the ground people in syria following this event but the country is divided on what to expect from this meeting of friends of syria in tunisia and what kind of solution these countries may bring to them some are still concerned that it will not be the case and they fear in that the western countries are actually planning a military action and they can do that on behalf of this particular group the friends of syria and i have to tell

battle for syria the international community is as divided as the syrians themselves when it comes to resolving a situation. welcome back you're watching r.t. live from moscow these are the top stories america gathers a coalition of nations to help bring down the syrian regime and directly ask us what morely find their way to passive forces was no reached on syria the un america and its allies are piling pressure on damascus while supporting the opposition. read labor unions stage a two day strike in response to the latest wave of steering cuts which they say is pushing workers and the economy towards a financial abyss the measures were crucial step toward securing a desperately needed one hundred thirty billion euro bailout package. a group of public figures from russia's civil society gather widespread support of their quest to keep the presidential elections fair and transparent after succeeding in establishing ties with both of these awards and the opposition the are planning to monitor the vote in march. they have lives here next peter asks his guest why the arab league seems so

syria needs peace it is clear that efforts to end the violence need to go along with the start of a meaningful dialogue between all political sides today we've received confirmation from the syrian president of his readiness to participate in that process we will continue to work with various opposition groups but anyone who has more influence on them than russia should also work with them another important issue. forty four years between like so well before modern turkey following arab league or in fact the. most violent violent for good pete who are all married. to each and every issue there are four hundred there are mention quality here for that and. we would be commissioned to begin working on what we think our little community will be garnisheed people to meet with the commissioner need a new computer according to the works of the foreign minister. of aviation like little to write me that there are going to be analysis also quite short we. are over a hundred blogs. are you sure. constantine cosa charged deputy chief of the international affairs committee at the state duma says

arab league. it called for the implementation of the arab league plan to stop all violence in syria from all sides and to begin a political transition. mr. speaker there was nothing in this draft resolution that could not be supported by any country seeking a peaceful end to the tragedy unfolding in sir yachlt it demanded an end to all violence, called for a syrian led political process to allow syrians to determine future. it set out a path to national unity and supervised elections. it did not call for military intervention and could not have been used to authorize any such action under any circumstances. it did not impose sanctions. it proposed putting weight and authority of the united nations security council behind a plan to achieve a lasting and sustainable peace in sir yachlt as i said at the security council it was not imposed by western nations co-sponsored by turkey, tunisia, jordan, kuwait, libya, bahrain, united arab emirates, egypt and oman. their leadership and strong understanding of their region deserves our support. i pay particular tribute to the secretary-general

heads to damascus as bloodshed in syria gathers momentum against a backdrop of diplomatic clashes. greece sacrifices fifteen thousand jobs in a bid to appease its international creditors i still stare at the rubbish population stages of the general strike. the center of oil. documents discovered in libya and became britain's emirates six bomb making seat in the ring dishing of dissidents late dictators. operation eventually rewarded with arms and oil contracts. and business will look at the russian markets that open but later the market slide into the red for more detail look at the start of four months in front. row costing life in the heart of the russian capital this is out. syria could get another chance at a diplomatic escape route from its continuing political crisis as it hosts a russian delegation later on tuesday that's amid widespread international outcry caused by clashes at the u.n. security council and swelling of violence within syria parties. has the details. the main goal of russia's delegation in syria today is to stop the violence that's coming from both sides of