US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia on Wednesday that seizing the city of Aleppo will not help end the Syrian civil war and may further radicalize "opposition forces".
Speaking as officials from the US, Russia and Syria’s neighbors met in Geneva to seek ways to restore a ceasefire in the civil war, Kerry said Russia's bombardment of "rebel"-held areas was a mistake.
Moscow argues that it is supporting Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad against al-Qaeda-linked “terrorists” and blames Washington for failing to separate "moderate rebels" from the hardliners. But, speaking in Washington after talks with his South Korean counterpart, Kerry said:
“Every bomb that’s dropped by Russia and the Assad regime is radicalizing more and more people.”
“If you don’t have a political settlement you can’t have peace and so Russia needs to understand this is not making things better, it’s making things worse. And we have put on the table an opportunity for Russia to make a different choice, a simple choice,” he said.
[AFP/alarabiya.net]
20/10/16
Speaking as officials from the US, Russia and Syria’s neighbors met in Geneva to seek ways to restore a ceasefire in the civil war, Kerry said Russia's bombardment of "rebel"-held areas was a mistake.
Moscow argues that it is supporting Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad against al-Qaeda-linked “terrorists” and blames Washington for failing to separate "moderate rebels" from the hardliners. But, speaking in Washington after talks with his South Korean counterpart, Kerry said:
“Every bomb that’s dropped by Russia and the Assad regime is radicalizing more and more people.”
“If you don’t have a political settlement you can’t have peace and so Russia needs to understand this is not making things better, it’s making things worse. And we have put on the table an opportunity for Russia to make a different choice, a simple choice,” he said.
[AFP/alarabiya.net]
20/10/16
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