Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov leaves after a news conference in Moscow, August 26, 2013. Lavrov said on Monday any military intervention in Syria without a mandate from the United Nations would be a grave violation of international law. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia warned Western powers on Monday against any military intervention in Syria, saying the use of force without a U.N. mandate would violate international law.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow had no plans to be drawn into a military conflict over the civil war in Syria and that Washington and its allies would be repeating "past mistakes" if they intervened in Syria.
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