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“Everyone who is on the territory of any country, in this case of Syria, illegally, must leave that territory, that refers to any state,” he said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that “the territory of Syria must be liberated from foreign military presence” with the aim of ensuring territorial integrity, although he has justified russian deployment by pointing out that it counts with the approval of bashar al-Assad’s regime.” Everyone who is on the territory of any country, in this case of Syria, illegally, must leave that territory, that refers to any state,” Putin has said in an interview with several television networks picked up by the Russian news agency Sputnik.Putin has assured that Russian troops will leave Syria if the Al Assad government, which Moscow considers legitimate, no longer needs its presence, something that either side has so far not suggested. The representative has asserted that Russia is talking to Turkey and Iran about the foreign military presence in Syria, while also treating it “on several occasions” with the United States.Putin has also taken advantage of the interview to justify Iranian movements in the region, as it considers “a country of Iran’s mgnitude,” with a history dating back “thousands of years,” “cannot have its own interests.”
