““Ukraine, unlike Russia, unconditionally adheres to the norms of international law, the principles of inviolability of sovereignty and territorial integrity of other countries””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“Ukraine, unlike Russia, unconditionally adheres to the norms of international law, the principles of inviolability of sovereignty and territorial integrity of other countries,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it is Moscow, together with Tehran, that bears “the main responsibility for the constant trend of deterioration of the security situation in Syria.” “And it is the crimes of the Assad regime against its own people and its unwillingness to ensure a fair dialogue within the country that have endangered the survival of Syria as a single independent state,” the statement said.
Earlier today, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Moscow “strongly supports” the actions of the Syrian leadership to counter the offensive of the rebels, who, according to her, receive support from outside the country, in particular from Ukraine. Zakharova did not provide evidence to support her words.
Russia is a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and has been providing him with military support in the country’s civil war since 2015.
The offensive of the rebels began on November 27. On November 30, the Syrian military confirmed that the rebels had entered Aleppo.
In 2019, Russia, Turkey and Iran signed an agreement to freeze the conflict in Syria in their current positions. The conflict pitted the government of President Bashar al-Assad, backed by Russia and Iran, against Syrian-Kurdish rebels backed by the United States, with Turkey providing aid to individual rebel groups. The US military still has some troops in Kurdish-held areas of Syria.
The fighting is taking place amid fears of a wider war in the Middle East.