US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Monday that Russia is pursuing a “losing strategy” in Syria and that it must live up to its commitments in Ukraine.
Speaking in Madrid at the start of a five-day trip to Europe, Carter told Spanish military officials that by carrying out bombing in Syria, Russia had only worsened the 4.5-year-old conflict.
Russia last week started air strikes in Syria. Moscow claimed it was hitting Islamic State (IS) militants, but the Pentagon says Russian jets are targeting rebel groups in order to support the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
“Russia has escalated the civil war, putting further …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
