‘Truce used to rearm’
Terrorists are using the cover of the Syrian ceasefire to rearm, Russia said yesterday, as it hit back at US and British accusations of “war crimes” in Aleppo.
“Terrorists are using the ceasefire regime to regroup, to replenish their arsenals and for obvious preparations to carry out attacks,” Dmitry Peskov, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, said.
He also lashed out at British and American diplomats who accused Moscow of “barbarism” over its ongoing bombardment of the Syrian city of Aleppo. “We note the overall unacceptable tone and rhetoric of the representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States, which can damage and harm our relations.”
Matthew Rycroft, Britain’s ambassador to the United Nations, accused Russia of “partnering with the Syrian regime to carry out war crimes”.
— Telegraph Group Ltd