Reuters
08 December, 2024, 05:00 pm
Last modified: 08 December, 2024, 05:04 pm
US President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that Russia’s abandonment of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad resulted in his downfall, alongside with Moscow never might possibly possibly per chance quiet have protected him within the first dwelling after which misplaced passion thanks to a war in Ukraine that never might possibly possibly per chance quiet have began.
“Assad is long previous. He has fled his country. His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by [President] Vladimir Putin, modified into as soon as not attracted to conserving him to any extent extra,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Fact Social.
“There modified into as soon as no reason unhurried Russia to be there within the first dwelling,” Trump wrote. “They misplaced all passion in Syria thanks to Ukraine … a war that might possibly possibly per chance quiet never have began, and might possibly possibly per chance quiet chase on with out a kill in sight.”
Trump, who takes dwelling of job on Jan. 20, added that Russia and Iran, Assad’s diversified indispensable backer, “are in a weakened notify straight away, one thanks to Ukraine and a infamous financial system, the diversified thanks to Israel and its combating success”.
Trump, who has said he’ll look to terminate the Ukraine war all of a sudden, met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday in Paris where they were both attending a ceremony to reopen Notre-Dame Cathedral.
He said Russia and Ukraine had both suffered thousands and thousands of slow and wounded troops, and Ukraine had also misplaced many civilians. He added the Ukrainian chief “want to originate a deal and quit the madness … There needs to be an instantaneous ceasefire and negotiations might possibly possibly per chance quiet beginning”.
“I do know Vladimir smartly. Here’s his time to act. China can motivate. The World is waiting!”
