“Russia would consider a request from Syria to send troops if Damascus asks for it, the Kremlin’s spokesman said on Friday. ‘If there is a request (from Syria), then in the framework of a bilateral dialogue it would be, naturally, discussed and considered,’ Dmitry Peskov told journalists on a conference call. ‘For now, it’s difficult to speak hypothetically.'”
Source: Russia ready to consider sending troops to Syria if Damascus asks: Kremlin | Reuters
