Lavrov accused the United States of "deadly provocations" in Syria

The international coalition led by the United States "gives" terrorists in Syria, arranging dangerous provocations against the Russian military. The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat about this. The text of the interview is published on the website of the ministry.

"In Syria, the forces of the United States are a lot of questions. It is supposedly inadvertently hit by the Syrian aircraft, after which the ISISTOS* go into a counterattack, then they" teach "other terrorists to strategically important points where the legitimate power of the official Damascus was restored, then they will arrange mortally dangerous provocations. I will also note the" random "hit on civilian objects, The attracting death of hundreds of civilians, ”the minister said.

As Lavrov noted, Russia's participation in the fight against ISIS* "is aimed not only in ensuring the national security of Russia, but also to strengthen global and regional stability." “With only forceful methods to eradicate terrorism in the Middle East and north of Africa will not be possible,” the Foreign Minister is sure. “The advantage of our policy is that it is not aimed at extracting mercenary interest and does not have a“ double bottom, ”he assured.

The head of the foreign policy indicated the effectiveness of the actions of the Russian military. The Islamic State* “sprinkled” precisely under the blows of the Russian VKS and under the onslaught of the Syrian army, ”he emphasized.

Lavrov once again reminded that "from the point of view of the Syrians and international law" the coalition is an uninvited guest in Syria. In Moscow, the "tactics of half -measures", adopted by the United States and its allies, are concerned about the concern. “If you apply“ double standards ”, divide the terrorists into“ bad ”and“ not very bad ”, drive into a coalition for political reasons, forgetting about the need to sanction the UN Security Council for their activity, it is difficult to talk about the effectiveness of the anti -terror,” the minister summed up.

We will remind, earlier the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sergey Ryabkov said that the death of Russian General Valery Asapov in Syria was a "fee for the duplicity of American politics" in Syria. RIA Novosti , citing a source in Syria’s security agencies, reported that according to the results of the investigation, the general died as a result of a leakage of information about his location by IS fighters*.

Commenting on Ryabkov’s words about the death of Asapov because of the US policy, the representative of the State Department Hizer Neurtcalled these statements "not true and useless."

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation also claimed that there was a connection between IG* and US special forces. The military department stated that in the areas of deployment of armed groups of ISIS* a large number of American armored vehicles of the Hammer type were recorded, and the US special forces are located in strongholds previously equipped with ISIS fighters*.