Russia Backtracks on Syria Statement, Says Its Stance Is Firm

Russia's foreign ministry has insisted that the country has not changed its position on Syria and "never will".

The statement came a day after Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Syria's government was "progressively losing control" and that "the victory of the Syrian opposition cannot be excluded".

Bogdanov's statement was welcomed by the US Department of State, which commended Moscow "for finally waking up to the reality."

But on Friday Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich was dismissive. "I saw the US State Department spokeswoman citing [Bodganov] and praising how Moscow has finally woken up and is changing its position," he said, as cited by RIA Novosti.

Bogdanov has reiterated that Moscow wants to see a political solution to the crisis in Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry pointed out on Friday.

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