NATO Is Concerned about Russia's Military Presence in Syria
- 9 years ago
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance is concerned about reports of Moscow's growing military presence in Syria, and has called on leaders to find a political solution to the four-year-old civil war that has killed at least 250,000 people.
Russia's military involvement "will not contribute to solving the conflict," Stoltenberg said, according to Reuters.
"I think it is important to support all efforts to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria."
Russia's expanding operations in Syria have frustrated the U.S., which leads coalition air strikes in Syria against the militant group ISIS but also opposes Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime.
Russia's military involvement "will not contribute to solving the conflict," Stoltenberg said, according to Reuters.
"I think it is important to support all efforts to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria."
Russia's expanding operations in Syria have frustrated the U.S., which leads coalition air strikes in Syria against the militant group ISIS but also opposes Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime.