Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Kerry Says Russian Support for Assad Risks Confrontation

 Secretary of State John Kerry


Reuters, 23/09 09:54 CET

ROME (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday Russia’s military support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could raise the risk of confrontation with coalition forces fighting Islamic State there.

In an interview with Italian newspaper La Stampa, Kerry said he had told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov the United States was worried by Moscow’s military backing for Assad in Syria’s civil war, now in its fifth year.

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Source: Euronews

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