
For the aggravation of the situation in Syria, Russia and personally Vladimir Putin, supporting the regime of Bashar al -Assad. This was stated by US President Donald Trump in an interview with Fox Business.
"Putin supports a very evil person. I think this is very bad for Russia. I think this is very bad for humanity," Trump said.
The US President called Assad "animals" for the use of chemical weapons. He noted that a missile blow to the Syrian air base was a response to this crime. Trump also complained that Syria’s blow was not previously inflicted by the previous American administration of Barack Obama.
At the same time, Trump emphasized that he did not intend to start military operations against Assad. “Our big mission is to get rid of the“ Islamic state, ”said Trump.“ It has always been like that. But when you see how the children die from suffocation, how their lungs burn out, we had to deliver on it (Asad. - Ed.), And moreover, a serious blow. ”
Meanwhile, the administration of the American president published a small part of the secret report on the use of chemical weapons in Syria on April 4, reports The New York Times.
The document notes that Russia "covers" Assad’s actions and remains its main ally. The document refutes the statements of the Russian authorities that the attack was a “provocation” and that the substance used against the civilian population could not be Zarin, but by another substance.
In particular, according to the Russian version, on April 4, Syrian Air Force aircraft struck the warehouses of terrorists on the outskirts of Khan Sheikhun. At the same time, Syrian military sources, the document said, said that government aircraft did not fly in the area at that time. In addition, the video shows that the blow was not in warehouses with ammunition on the outskirts, but on residential quarters in the northern part of the city. This is confirmed by satellite pictures from independent sources.
At the same time, neither the press secretary of the US President Sean Spicer, nor the other senior White House officials commented on the possibility that Russia knew in advance about the preparation of a chemical attack. They also refused to give explanations on accusations of a hospital strike, where the victims were treated. On the eve of AP, it was reported that Washington did not exclude that Moscow knew about the attack and the Russian military helped Assad in his attempts to hide evidence.
The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who arrived on Tuesday in Moscow , made an ultimatical statement to Russia to Moscow before his visit to Russia. He noticed that Moscow should decide whether it will join the United States and their allies in solving the Syrian problem or will still take the side of the dictator Bashar Assad, Iran and Hezbollah.
Russia either does not intend to seriously ensure the fulfillment of the Assad in 2013 by the agreement on the destruction of the chemical arsenal of Damascus, or is unable to influence the dictator, Tillerson said. Whatever of the two alternatives was true, the Secretary of State added, "it does not matter for the dead."
“We cannot allow this to be repeated,” the head of the State Department emphasized, referring to Assad’s chemical attack. - We want to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people. Russia can become a participant in our project and play an important role in it. Or she will remain an ally of this group (Assad, Iran, Hezbollah. - Ed.), Although this, as we believe, no longer corresponds to her interests. "