Russia to support Syria if it’s attacked
(VOVworld) - At a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in St. Petersburg on Firday, US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin didn’t reach a common voice when Washington renounced the persuasion of Moscow to support its military attack at Syria.
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin walks past US President Barack Obama during a group photo at the G20 Summit in St Petersburg. Photo: Reuters |
Addressing a press conference, Putin said both kept their own points of view on the Syrian issue. On the same day, in an interview on the sidelines of the G20 summit, he declared that Russia will assist Syria if the US leads military strikes against its hated regime. He said Russia will supply arms to Syria, cooperate with Bashar Assad’s government in the economic sphere, and increase humanitarian aids to the country. Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement to oppose US military attack plan at Syria in response to Bashar Assad’s administration used of chemical weapons that claimed the lives of 1,400 people on the outskirts of Damascus in the middle of August.