Putin Says Assad Must be Ready 'for Compromise' with Opposition
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Syria's embattled leader Bashar Assad must be ready for compromise with the opposition as Russia launched its first air strikes in the war-torn country.
"We are counting on his active and flexible position, his readiness for compromise for the sake of his country and his people," Putin said at a televised government meeting.
Source: Agence France Presse
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