“If, as we decided in Munich, there will be a cessation of hostilities and humanitarian assistance can flow into Syria – then this will open the door for the beginning of the political transition process.”

The argument is more accurate when one says America is focusing more attention to the Far East.

These people are criminals. They’re psychopaths.

We have always said there are two ways to resolve Syria, and both will end up with the same result: a Syria without Bashar Assad.

Every society decides what its laws are, and it’s the people who make decisions with regards to these laws.

Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad?

We have a legal system, and this is not something that happens all the time.

A policy of assassinating diplomats and of attacking embassies.

A coalition that was led by the United States, with Saudi Arabia being one of the first members of that coalition.

Iran hangs people and leaves their bodies hanging on cranes.

We believe that introducing surface-to-air missiles in Syria is going to change the balance of power on the ground.

We have the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this.

He crushed them brutally. But his military could not protect him.

That has a continuous and robust inspection mechanism and that has snap-back provisions in case Iran violates the agreement.

This will make the transition happen with less death and destruction.

Bashar Assad has said many things. We will see in the near term whether he is serious about a political process.

It was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force.