Russian official: US failed to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
(Baonghean.vn) - On December 19, the representative of the Defense and Security Committee of the Federation Council (ie the Upper House) of Russia, Mr. Frantz Klintsevich, said that Washington cannot achieve its own goals, including overthrowing the current legitimate government.
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| Representative of the Defense and Security Committee of the Federation Council (upper house) of Russia, Mr. Frantz Klintsevich. Photo: Getty |
Speaking to reporters, Mr. Klintsevich said: "The process of US troop withdrawal can last for an indefinite period of time. Besides, they can often declare that the situation has changed."
Even if the US does decide to withdraw all its troops from Syria, it would not mean that its mission there has been accomplished. It could be said that it has failed to replace the Syrian government by overthrowing President Bashar al-Assad.
"As for the Islamic State (IS) organization, the US initially did not try to destroy this terrorist force, but continued to play games with them," said Mr. Klintsevich.
Earlier, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders announced that the US had begun withdrawing troops from Syria. On his Twitter account, US President Donald Trump announced that the US had defeated IS in Syria, which was the only reason the US military was present in this Middle Eastern country./.
