US President Donald Trump said Washington won’t demand that Syrian president Bashar Assad leave power to end the six-year war in the country. In an interview with Wall Street Journal, Trump said it ‘was not possible’ for peace with Assad still in power. “Are we insisting on it? No. But ...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday he had stated to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson the previous day that its recent attack on Syria contradict the goal of combating terrorism. “We reminded them that US actions like the April 7 attacks on Syria contradict this task,” Lavrov said, ...
