Thursday, June 10, 2021

US continues plundering Syrian natural resources to back militants: Russia’s Lavrov

from Press TV

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has once again slammed the unlawful presence of the United States in Syria, saying the US forces continue to plunder the Arab country’s wealth extensively to support militants.

“Every time, we affirm the illegitimacy and unlawfulness of the US presence on the Syrian territories, which is accompanied with plundering the natural resources such as the oil fields and agricultural crops,” Lavrov said while addressing the Primakov Readings Forum on Wednesday, Syria’s official news agency SANA reported.

He added that the occupying US forces use the money from its lootings to support separatist movements on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, referring the Washington-allied Kurdish militants.

Lavrov warned that the Americans play “a really dangerous game,” which may lead to bad consequences.

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