Syria: Russia to send marines to naval base

June 20, 2012 by legitgov

Syria: Russia to send marines to naval base 18 Jun 2012 Russia confirmed that it was preparing to send an elite unit of marines to its naval base in Syria on Monday, sharply raising the stakes in its confrontation with the West over the future of the Assad government. The planned deployment was designed to send a powerful signal that Russia would not tolerate foreign military intervention in Syria, according to a Western defence source. It was apparently ordered after the Kremlin came to conclusion that Western powers were preparing to circumvent the United Nations Security Council - where Russia holds a veto - by unilaterally authorising Nato military action in Syria.