Russia is not doing anything to defeat ISIS in Syria – Pentagon
Russia is not doing anything to defeat ISIS in Syria – Pentagon
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Russia has adopted a strategy aimed at disrupting the plans of the United States.
The Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said that the Russian Federation does nothing to help overcome ISIS in Syria.
This writes The Wall Street Journal.
According to him, Russia has adopted a strategy aimed at a “blatant failure of plans of the USA”, where it was not. Carter believes that the “success” of the Russian leadership is determined not by the result on the ground, and “creating discomfort for the rest of the world.” That is, the head of the Pentagon, making it difficult to build bridges.
The Pentagon chief said that he is not trying to give advice to the administration, which succeeds the current one. However, his assessment of Russia’s behavior contrast sharply with the opinion of the elected President of the USA of Donald trump and some of his advisors.
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Recall that Russia is withdrawing from Syria. This was stated by the chief of the General staff of the armed forces Valery Gerasimov.
First the waters of the nearby civil war-torn country will leave the aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov”. Over the past few months the two fighters – MiG 29 and su-33 with it – crashed.
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This was stated by the chief of the General staff of the armed forces Valery Gerasimov. First the waters near the civil war-torn country will leave the aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov”. Over the past few months MiG 29 and su-33 since it was wrecked. 31 December, the UN adopted the Russian peace resolution on Syria, for which negotiations will soon begin in Kazakhstan Astana.