Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov . Archival photoMOSCOW, May 26.The Syrian authorities have not asked Russia to change the number of Russian troops there, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. number of Russian troops in Syria? Answering this question, Lavrov pointed out that «we do not have any requests from the Syrian leadership.» «If such decisions are deemed appropriate, they will be implemented,» he added. According to him, «the number «on the ground» is determined by the specific tasks that our grouping solves there.» Syria
