A Russian diplomat has said that the United States retains its presence in Afghanistan to exert influence on neighboring countries and regional rivals – namely, Russia, Iran and China. In an interview with Sputnik, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second Asian Department Director Zamir Kabulov accused US of destabilizing Central Asia and ...
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday warned Turkey that concerns over security “absolutely do not justify” the scale of its offensive in Syria. “If Turkey’s concerns over the border are legitimate… this absolutely does not justify the action by Turkish troops deep inside the Afrin area,” Le Drian ...
