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Russia and the US have mutually accused each other

Nearly switched to personality: Russia and the US collided in the UN because of the war in Syria (video)

Russia and the US have mutually accused each other "supporting terrorism" during a meeting of the Security Council, convened due to the sudden escalation of hostilities in Syria. The US and Russia exchanged accusations of maintaining terrorism during a busy meeting of the UN Security Council over the escalation of war in Syria. The meeting took place after it became known that the rebels seized Aleppo, and Bashar Assad's troops, with the support of the Russians, began to bomb the city.

About it reports Reuters. The meeting discussed that the Syrian rebels seized Aleppo, and mentioned the organization "Hayat Tahrir Ash-Sham". It was previously known as the Nusra Front, it was the official al-Qaeda wing in Syria before the 2016 relationship break. US Deputy Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood called for the de -escalation of hostilities in Syria and the protection of civilians. He also expressed concern that the offensive of the rebels headed the Hayat Tahrir Ash-Sham group.

"The fact that HTSh is listed in the US and UN terrorist organizations does not justify the further atrocities Hospitals. Wood also noted that "the Council should act as a single front, demanding that all parties stop brutal air attacks and abide by international law. " In his comments to Wood Wood Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nemenza said: "You could not gain courage to condemn a clear terrorist act committed against peaceful citizens in peaceful Syrian cities.

There is no illusions that Washington will ever be ready to sincerely fight with international Terrorism. Wood replied, accusing Neenza that he was "not in the situation to read our lectures on this issue" because Moscow "supports regimes that sponsor terrorism around the world. " "The United States has fought for decades with terrorism and will continue to fight this disaster," he said. The UN Special Member of Syria and other Security Council members called for political settlement.