By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor PUBLISHED: 08:52 EST, 18 June 2013 | UPDATED: 04:11 EST, 19 June 2013 Anger: Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a blunt warning to the UK about the risks of arming Syrian rebels Vladimir Putin today warned arming rebels in Syria would risk a repeat of the 'violent assassination' murder of British soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich. The intervention by the Russian President to invoke Drummer Rigby's death came after he blocked the G8 from calling for the removal of Bashar Assad to end the bloody conflict in Syria. The Russian leader refused to sign a communique at the summit in Northern Ireland which mentioned ousting the Syrian President amid claims that chemical weapons have been used against opposition forces.
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David Cameron used a dinner to put pressure on Russian President
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But Vladimir Putin today refused to back a demand for Assad to go
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Syrian conflict has dominated two-day G8 summit in Lough Erne
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US President Barack Obama is ready to provide weapons to rebels
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But Putin warns against arming forces who 'eat the organs' of enemies
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