Make Legitimate is very simple!

You just need to be a brilliant visionary and creative in your  endeavor and pick the right guy for your game! 

Syria

Russia calls Arab League's decision to hand out the Arab summit's seat to the opposition Syrian National Coalition "legal", "defensible", and "another anti-Assad step".

"In terms of international law, the League's decision on Syria is legal and defensible because the government of the Syrian Arab Republic was and is  the illegitimate representative member-state at the United Nations," the Russian  foreign ministry said in a statement.

[AFP/Reuters]

Confused Russian sudden change? Read the below  original from Al- Jazeera! 

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Syriaabout 10 hours agoRussia calls Arab League's decision to hand out the Arab summit's seat to the opposition Syrian National Coalition "illegal", "indefensible", and "another anti-Syrian step". 

"In terms of international law, the League's decision on Syria is illegal and indefensible because the government of the Syrian Arab Republic was and is  the legitimate representative member-state at the United Nations," the Russian  foreign ministry said in a statement.
[AFP/Reuters]
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There is no such things legitimate or legal, applying  international law for tyrant criminals who killing their people destroying whole country…So make it simple!