...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...'s "mercenary" groups, pointing to Russia's support for the government forces and the SDF in their right to retaliate against those groups.
CALLS FOR RECONCILIATION
In a statement to North-Press, Konstantin Troivtsov said that, "Russia has called and demanded more than once that, there should be a reconciliation between the parties, and the necessity to pave the way for dialogue", pointing to Russia's welcome for the mere agreement reached between the two sides on the deployment of the Syrian government forces in northeastern Syria with the participation of the SDF to protect the borders.
RUSSIA IS A MEDIATOR
Regarding the final reconciliation between Damascus and the Kurds, the senior expert of the Russian Oriental Institute believes that, this reconciliation would be in the long term, and Russia is ready to exert all efforts with regard to the consensus between the two parties, noting that Moscow won't interfere directly in the internal Syrian affairs, because the agreement is among the Syrian parties, and that his country's role is as a mediator only.
GROUPS "MERCENARIES" OF TURKEY
Concerning the
According to Konstantin Troivtsov's prediction, the
Troivtsov noted that, so far "no one knows whether they are Syrian or Turks", ruling out that, the military operation in northern Syria is being carried out directly by the
The senior expert stressed that, "if the
RIGHT TO RETALIATE
In case that, these strikes aren't directly from Turkey but from its affiliates, the Syrian government forces with the participation of the SDF have the full right to retaliate, amid the full support of Russia, according to Troivtsov.
He also pointed out that, during a statement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov asked the Syrian army to take control of all Syrian territories urgently, noting that the request was merely a call from Lavrov, and it wasn't an order, since Russia isn’t the commander of the Syrian army.