It comes after David Cameron suggested the UK would consider vetoing an extension to the European Union's arms embargo on Syria.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who is London for talks with the foreign secretary, made it clear Moscow would oppose any move to supply arms.
William Hague said the UK had "not ruled out anything in the future".
The British government has already promised to give "non-lethal" assistance to forces opposed to President Assad.
Up to 70,000 people have been killed in Syria and a million refugees have fled the country since the crisis began two years ago.
'Violation'
The latest UN figures show that two million have been internally displaced, while 400,000 have fled abroad since the start of the year, with the largest number seeking shelter in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt. The UK has provided £139m to help run refugee camps.
During a press conference following a meeting with his British counterpart, Mr Lavrov said: "In our point of view it [arming the Syrian opposition] is a violation of international law."
But Mr Hague said it wasn't clear how grave the situation would become, adding: "We have never ruled out anything in the future."
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