Dmitry Medvedev spoke out against a ground operation in Syria – TASS

MOSCOW, 14 February. / TASS /. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev harshly condemned the intention of some countries to carry out a ground operation in Syria. This, says Medvedev, could lead to a full-fledged war

“We have to act in the way in which agreed with the Minister (Sergei) Lavrov (during a meeting of the International Syrian Support Group)”, -. Said the head of the Russian government in an interview to Euronews, an excerpt from which was broadcast on February 14.

Moscow’s position with regard to Assad

Prime Minister explained Russia’s position on Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad.

“Russia does not support President Assad personally, it maintains friendly relations with the Syrian government, – said the head of the Russian government -. We believe that there is currently no single legitimate representative in Syria, in addition to Bashar al-Assad – like this to someone or not “.

Medvedev said that if the current” pull “the Syrian leader of this design, we get chaos. “We have already seen in other Arab countries,” – he said

The full interview of Dmitry Medvedev will be shown in the evening

The intention of Saudi Arabia to carry out a ground operation in Syria

<.. p> February 11 Advisor to the Minister of the kingdom of defense, the representative of “the Arabian coalition” to assist the Government of Yemen General Ahmed Asiri said that Saudi Arabia is ready to send troops to Syria as soon as the international coalition against the terrorist group IG will decide about it.

“We are ready to send troops, when the alliance will take this decision – he said -. We will continue with the allies of our work to win Daishev (the Arabic name for the banned Russian terrorist group” Islamic State “, the IG – ca. .. TASS) in Syria and Iraq ad kingdom on the participation of troops in ground operations – a decision that will not be reviewed “.

Asiri recognized that a ground invasion in Syria” is fraught with risk. ” “Yes, there are risks, as in any other military operation,” – he said, while expressing the view that “no external power is currently struggling with the” Islamic state “in Syria.” The Iranians, according to him, in Syria and in Iraq, “supporting terrorists”.