For Russia, Ukraine would support the Islamist group leading the rebellion in northwest Syria. This is what the UN ambassador told the Security Council. However, just a week ago, a coalition of rebels orchestrated by the former Syrian branch of al-Qaeda, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, launched a dazzling offensive.
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The Russian ambassador to the UN is sure: it is Ukrainian instructors and activists who are behind the training and equipment of the jihadists, led by the organization Hayat Tahrir al-Shamwho seized the northwest of the Syriareports our correspondent in New York, Carrie Nooten. All with the support of the West, which did not even have the courage to condemn these terrorist attacks in New York.
“ Cooperation between Ukrainian and Syrian terrorists, driven by hatred against Russia and Syria, is carried out in particular in terms of recruiting fighters into the Ukrainian armed forces and to organize attacks against Russian and Syrian troops in Syria, explains Vassily Nebenzia, Russian ambassador to the UN. Employees of the Ukrainian intelligence services are arming fighters in Idlib, in particular using drones. Ukraine has now transformed into a breeding ground for international terrorism, as evidenced by the attacks on Russian soil, or in the Sahel or Syria.. »
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“ The fact that HTS is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States and the UN does not justify the new atrocities of the Assad regime and its Russian supporters. “, declared Deputy American Ambassador Robert Wood.
Furthermore, the boss of the first aid workers White helmets Syrians accused the international community of having abandoned the Syrians. “ The Syrian people have called on you to take immediate action to end the atrocities and ensure peace (…) But in recent years, not only have you not listened to these calls, but tragically, many of your governments have chosen to forget Syria », Launched Raed Saleh before the Council. He also pointed the finger at Russia, asking it to stop its support for the Syrian government and its disinformation.
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