The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow does not intend to conflict with the United States. The words of the Minister, said in an interview with CNN, quoted by “Interfax”.
Answering the question of whether the sharp deterioration in relations between Moscow and Washington to lead to military conflict, Lavrov said that Russia does not intend to engage in armed confrontation with the United States. The Minister noted that Moscow is aware of the recent statements of senior us military that have predicted the imminent and inevitable war with Russia. “I’ll leave it on their conscience,” — said Lavrov.
In Syria recently escalated the situation around Aleppo, where government troops with the help of Russian troops are attacking terrorists. The West in this regard, puts forward accusations against Moscow and Damascus. United States announced the severance of bilateral cooperation with Russia on Syria.
October 7, U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry said that the actions of the Russian and Syrian troops should be investigated as war crimes. In Moscow, in response, called his words propaganda aimed at aggravation of the situation.
