Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday that the “two-faced policy” of the United States was to blame for the death of Russian Lt. General Valery Asapov in Syria, the RIA news agency quoted him as saying.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday that Asapov had been killed by Daesh shelling near Deir Ezzor.
Moscow has complained about what it has suggested are suspiciously friendly ties between US-backed militias, US special forces, and Daesh in the area, accusing Washington of trying to slow the advance of the Syrian regime.
“The death of the Russian commander is the price, the bloody price, for two-faced American policy in Syria,” Ryabkov told reporters, according to RIA.
Ryabkov questioned Washington’s intention to fight Daesh in Syria.
“The American side declares that it is interested in the elimination of IS (Daesh) ... but some of its actions show it is doing the opposite and that some political and geopolitical goals are more important for Washington,” Ryabkov was quoted as saying.
Earlier on Monday, American-backed Syrian militias said that Russian warplanes had struck their positions in Deir Ezzor province near a natural gas field they seized from Daesh last week. Russia denied that.
Ryabkov also said that Russia wanted to strengthen the International Atomic Energy Agency and had not violated the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, rejecting allegations made against it by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson earlier this month.
GMT 21:04 2017 Saturday ,14 October
Mother smashes into lamp post dangling out of car, diesGMT 01:24 2017 Sunday ,08 October
Sixteen people killed in Russia after train collidesGMT 20:40 2017 Friday ,06 October
At least 16 people killed in passenger bus hit by train in RussiaGMT 15:36 2017 Thursday ,04 May
27 hurt in turbulence on Aeroflot Moscow-Bangkok flightGMT 02:13 2017 Wednesday ,22 February
Russian helicopter crash kills 19 in SiberiaMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor