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The Latest: Russia says US trying to control east Syria
« on: February 13, 2018, 04:52:33 pm »
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The Latest: Russia says US trying to control east Syria
ABC News

Russia's foreign minister is accusing the United States of trying to maintain control over eastern Syria.

Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday the "Americans have taken dangerous unilateral steps." He added that "those steps look increasingly as part of efforts to create a quasi-state on a large part of Syrian territory — from the eastern bank of the Euphrates River all the way to the border with Iraq."

He said the U.S. moves are eroding Syria's territorial integrity by sponsoring the creation of power structures independent from Damascus, noting that Moscow has raised those concerns in contacts with the U.S.

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