The West wants to protect al-Nusra to achieve its goals in Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the US and the West want to protect Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization and exploit it to achieve their objectives in Syria, ignoring the fact that it is on the list of international terrorism, stressing that this is totally unacceptable to Russia, and it will vehemently oppose such attempts.


During a press conference in Moscow on Monday, Lavrov said that Russia has been saying for years that the US and the West are trying to stir up emotions about what they call the humanitarian situation in Idleb, but these attempts reflect in fact the West’s concern about the Syrian army, supported by the Russian Air Force, encircling al-Nusra’s terrorists there.

He said that it is remarkable that the Western partners want to protect al-Nusra and at the same time turn a blind eye to the destruction of the whole city of Raqqa by the US-led coalition, adding that Moscow would continue insisting that the United Nations and the Security Council pay attention to this.

“Huge humanitarian efforts are required for demining the area, otherwise people won’t be able to return,” Lavrov noted.
  SANA
 22/1/18