Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke by phone yesterday to discuss the situation in Syria. “Attention was focused on the escalating situation in the Syrian Arab Republic. The major aggression of terrorist groups and gangs is viewed as aimed at undermining the sovereignty, political, social, and economic stability of the Syrian state,” the statement said, reported TASS. According to the Kremlin, unconditional support was expressed for the actions of the legitimate government in Syria to restore constitutional order and the country’s territorial integrity. Also, emphasis was made on the importance of coordinating efforts within the Astana format with the participation of Türkiye.
“We are convinced that the recent events are part of a perilous plan of the U.S. and the Zionist regime to politically destabilize the region in the interests of the Zionists,” TASS quoted Pezeshkian as saying. He asserted that the plan is doomed to fail “thanks to the unity and cooperation of countries in the region.”
Russian Ambassador to Syria Andrey Baklanov told Rudaw yesterday that Russia remains committed to supporting Syria and maintaining its military presence there, despite the strain of its military operation in Ukraine. “At this moment, our support for the Syrian government continues. We provide military support so that the army can organize the war. We attack the gangs with our warplanes. Many of our experts emphasize that our military intervention should be more extensive,” he said. “If some parties, for example, America or Türkiye, consider that we are so busy with Ukraine that Syria is no longer our concern,” that is not the case, and “they will always remain there.”
