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Washington Post: Putin says Syria’s president is ready for elections, compromise

Published Sept. 5, 2015 at 9:34 am

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during his meeting with Syrian Opposition Council President Khaled Khoja in Moscow on August 13, 2015.

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BEIRUT - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ready to hold parliamentary elections and share power with a 'healthy opposition' to end the country’s devastating civil war.