Russia says situation in Syria's Idlib cannot be tolerated indefinitely - RIA

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the situation in the rebel-held Syrian province of Idlib could not be tolerated indefinitely, RIA news agency reported.

Speaking to university students in Moscow, Lavrov said the Syrian government, Russia's ally, had every right to wipe out militants in northern Idlib, Interfax news agency reported.

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