before the G7 meeting in Japan on 10 April, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier praised Russia’s “constructive role in resolving the crises in Ukraine and Syria”.
The Syrian crisis is a direct consequence of US and Western aggression.
Syria's bloody internal conflict began with pro-democracy protests in March 2011 before escalating into a full-scale civil war (bbc.in/1lCPcBw), .