Vladimir Putin Says U.S. Military Being in Syria is Illegal, Keeping Country from Uniting
By Zoe Strozewski On 9/14/21 at 9:39 AM EDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin called the presence of U.S. troops in Syria illegal during a Monday meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Moscow, according to the Kremlin.
The Russian leader also said that consolidating forces is the only way to "allow the country to get on its feet," the Kremlin quoted Putin as saying in a statement released Tuesday.
There are hundreds of U.S. troops stationed in eastern Syria to aid Kurdish-led fighters in combating the Islamic State militant group and Turkish forces present in the northern part of the country, the Associated Press reported.
https://www.newsweek.com/vladimir-putin-says-us-military-being-syria-illegal-keeping-country-uniting-1628896?piano_t=1
