Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (left) shakes hands with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after talks in Damascus on February 7. Russia has denied holding talks with the United States about ... more 

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (left) shakes hands with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after talks in Damascus on February 7. Russia has denied holding talks with the United States about offering Syrian President Bashar al-Assad exile as a way out of 16 months of bloodshed that has claimed more than 16,500 lives less