Russian President Putin Says He Can't Guarantee That Syria Will Give Up it's Chemical Weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin. © RIA Novosti. Mikhail Klimentjew

Putin Says He Can't Guarantee Syria Will Turn Over Chemical Weapons -- L.A. Times

VALDAI, Russia – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he cannot guarantee Syria will surrender its chemical weapons arsenal and suggested that Israel could help ensure the success of the U.S.-Russian deal by surrendering its alleged nuclear weapons.

“I don’t know whether we will manage to persuade” Syrian President Bashar Assad to go along with the plan, Putin said at the Valdai Discussion Club, an annual Russian political forum. “Up to now everything looks as if Syria completely agreed with our plan.… But I can’t say whether we will manage to complete the process by 100%.”

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