The US is trying to spare a ‘jihadist’ group in its attempts to unseat Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, Russia’s foreign minister has told the BBC. Sergei Lavrov said the US had broken its promise to separate the powerful Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (formerly known as al-Nusra Front) and other extremist groups ...
Russia said on Friday it will not attempt to make any contacts or negotiate with terrorist groups of ISIL and Nusra Front. Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov said Moscow will not contact or negotiate with ISIL or Nusra, even if they lay down their arms. “These are terrorist groups, ...
