The Kremlin said on Monday that terrorists were holding civilians in Eastern Ghouta hostages, noting that President Vladimir Putin discussed the humanitarian situation in that area with his counterparts from France and Germany.

Commenting on the reports of the use of chemical weapons in East Ghouta, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that the dire humanitarian situation in that area was addressed by the Russian president in a phone talk with, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

“The situation in Syria was discussed [on February 25 in a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, it causes extreme concern. The terrorists who are in East Ghouta, do not lay down their arms, they keep the local population hostage, and this is the reason for the very tense situation,” Peskov said.

Source: Sputnik