Friday, October 7, 2016

US calls for Syria investigation attempt to distract from ceasefire failure - Maria Zakharova

 US is trying to distract attention from its own failure to implement the ceasefire deal by calling for an investigation into Russia’s actions in Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.



"The US side just could not fulfill the ceasefire agreement. They themselves told us that they do not have the means to put pressure on the opposition,” Zakharova said, as quoted by TASS.

  • She also warned Washington that there were legal consequences for such rhetoric.

“Kerry’s statement - this is propaganda. There are some very serious legal consequences behind this terminology, and I think that Kerry used all of these terms to inflame the situation,” Zakharova said.

She said in an interview to Dozhd TV channel:“If it comes to war crimes, US representatives should start with Iraq. And then move to Libya, and of course to Yemen - find out what's there. I want to say that juggling these words is very dangerous, because there are indeed war crimes on the part of the American representatives.”

Earlier on Friday, US Secretary John Kerry said that the Russian and Syrian governments' actions in Syria "beg for an appropriate investigation of war crimes." He alleged Moscow and Damascus have been “hitting hospitals, medical facilities,” in the war-ravaged country...
 rt.com
7/10/16
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