The Kremlin considers frivolous charges of London of fomenting war in Syria – RBC

President’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov Photo: AP

President’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov called not taken seriously to charges of inciting civil war in Syria, who had previously announced the British Foreign Office. He called these illogical statements

According to the presidential press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, Russia is helping the Syrians to fight international terrorists and take seriously the accusations of fomenting civil war in Syria is impossible. “Seriously, of course, impossible to treat such claims. Russia is making consistent efforts to help the Syrians in the fight against international terrorism “- said Peskov. He also called such statements are illogical.

«Do these statements – this is illogical, incorrect and against the essence of the efforts being made by Russia in Syria,” – said the press secretary of the president.

The head of the Foreign Office, Philip Hammond in an interview with Reuters said that Russia’s actions in Syria only kindle civil war in the country.

According to Hammond, Moscow undermines Western efforts to find a political solution to the crisis. The head of the British Foreign Office also believes that Russia’s actions in Syria reinforce the position of the “Islamic State” (an organization banned in Russia). “Russian say they want to destroy the LIH, but they did not bomb the LIH, and the moderate opposition”, – said Hammond. In addition, in his opinion, the actions of Russia in Syria, contributing to the problem of refugees.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova later said that Moscow condemns the statement of the British Foreign Office and believes that it could undermine the international community’s efforts end the war in Syria. Zakharova called Hammond word “dangerous stuffing disinformation».

Russia began operation in Syria on September 30, after an official request from the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. At the same time it carries out the bombing in Syria and US-led coalition, which, inter alia, include Britain, France and Turkey. Human rights activists and representatives of several countries, including the United States and Turkey has repeatedly accused Moscow of strikes not only the positions of the militants, but the positions of the so-called moderate opposition, as well as civilians. The Russian government denies the charges.

Currently, representatives of two groups of the Syrian opposition and the authorities of the country carried out in the Geneva negotiations on a political settlement of the conflict in Syria. In the process of harmonization of lists of participants delegations participated and foreign governments. So, Turkey opposed the arrival in Geneva of Syrian Kurds, Russia and Syria insisted on the absence of a part of the opposition negotiators representatives of radical groups.

The opposition, for its part, has repeatedly demanded an end to the bombing of the territories held by it. Coordinator of the opposition delegation Riad Hijab last week asked the United Nations to put pressure on the official Damascus to the Syrian authorities to stop bombing the rebel-held areas.

After that the Russian Defense Ministry said it has irrefutable evidence of attacks by the Turkish military in Syria from large-caliber artillery. “This is called a fact. This is irrefutable proof that the Turkish armed forces carried out the shelling of the Syrian border settlements from large-caliber artillery systems “, – stated in the department.