Syria supports its ally Russia’s decision to recognize two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, the foreign minister said on Syrian state TV on Tuesday.
The United States and its European allies are expected to announce new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday after Putin recognized the two breakaway regions, deepening Western fears of a new war in Europe.
“Syria supports President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognize the Luhansk and Donetsk republics and will cooperate with them,” Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said during an event in Moscow.
Syria has been a strong ally of Moscow since Russia launched an airstrike campaign in Syria in 2015 and helped turn the tide in a civil war in favor of President Bashar al-Assad.
“What the West is doing against Russia is similar to what it did against Syria during the terrorist war,” Mekdad said.
Source: CNN Brasil
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