A US soldier rides a military vehicle in the town of Darbasiya, Syria, April 28, 2017 / Rodi Said / Reuters
RT: No plans to leave: Moscow says US has settled in Syria, contrary to ‘terrorist defeat’ promise
Contrary to Donald Trump’s promise to withdraw, the Americans “are actively settling down” on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River in Syria and have no plans to leave, the Russian Foreign Minister has said.
Speaking in Beijing on Tuesday, Sergey Lavrov said “a number of countries have explicitly chosen to disintegrate Syria.” According to Russia’s top diplomat, the US, in particular, pledged that their only aim was to “drive terrorists out of Syria and defeat the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS).”
Despite this promise and contrary to President Donald Trump’s statements, “the US are actively settling down on the eastern bank of Euphrates River and have no plans to leave,” said Lavrov. The Americans are setting up local authorities in the areas they control, he added.
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Update #1: Lavrov: US Has No Plans to Leave Syria, Positioning Itself on Euphrates Bank -- Sputnik
Update #2: Russia alarmed by West’s refusal to help restore areas controlled by Damascus -- TASS
Update #3: Russia's Lavrov says U.S. has no intention to leave Syria: RIA -- Reuters
WNU editor: I guess this confirms Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov's comments .... State Department: US ‘will not leave a vacuum' in Syria (Washington Examiner).
2 comments:
The US has a huge investment in the existing middle eastern order. Billions in annual defense deals depend upon friendly Sunni govt in the oil patches. US access to Syria and Iraq depend on friendly Jordanian and Iraq govts. US access to Afghanistan depends upon friendly govts. Most important the Petro-Dollar depends on it too.
If the US pulls out too soon all the above are in jeopardy as those friendly govts start looking for new arrangements with Russia, Iran and China.
This is the opening negotiating position.
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