As Europe debates the best course of action concerning the increasing numbers of Syrian refugees entering the continent, delegates at the Yalta European Strategies, (YES), <br />conference in Kyiv have been discussing the fate of the war-torn country.<br /><br /> Following warnings over Russia’s involvement in Syria, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov admitted “humanitarian” flights to the country are also carrying military equipment. <br /><br /> Euronews was at the YES. There, our correspondent Sergio Cantone spoke to Ruslan Grinberg from the Russian Academy of Science: <br /><br /> “We are witnessing the consequences of intervention in Libya and Iraq so that’s why we can face severe consequences after a change of regime in Syria,” said Grinberg.<br /><br /> Moscow is a long-time ally of the country and its President Bashar al-Assad.<br /><br /> Euronews spoke to his cousin, Ribal al-Assad, an advocate of a political solution to the civil war, which would imply a change of regime.<br /><br /> He is currently living in exile.<br /><br /> “The international commu