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goldenequity
07-08-2017, 04:00 PM
yea... it's that 'indispensable Nation' thing hanging on like a virus. Wish there was a vaccine.

"You Have no Right to Talk About Syria's Future!" Putin on Tillerson (http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/07/you-have-no-right-to-talk-about-syrias.html)


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Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that the future of Syria and its president lies in the hands of the Syrian people, not the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

“The US Secretary of State is not a citizen of Syria and has no right to talk about its future and the fate of its president. This shall only be decided by the Syrian people”, Putin was heard saying during a press conference of the G20 summit in Hamburg.

He stressed that the US stance towards Syria has not drastically changed, although it has become more pragmatic, adding that the United States also played a certain role in decline of violence in the country.

He then spoke about a positive understanding on the issue of reaching a ceasefire agreement in the southwest of Syria and invited his Jordanian and Israeli partners to cooperate, pointing out that Syrian territorial integrity has to be preserved at all costs.

He also revealed that Russia maintains contacts with several Kurdish factions in Syria, despite not having that close relations with these factions as US does, noting that Russia stands on preserving Syria’s unity and territorial integrity, which makes its position on the Kurdish a bit different than that of the US.

On the issue of settlement of the Syrian crisis, Putin said Russia will continue with its policy of restoring peace and stability to the country and will keep cooperating with its Syrian, Iranian and Turkish partners, noting that the Syrian issue has been thoroughly discussed with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the summit.

Regarding the ongoing Gulf Cooperation Council crisis between Qatar and some of the remaining GCC states, notably Saudi Arabia, Putin stressed he has talked with Qatari leadership on the issue before, pointing out that the issue has to be solved quickly as it could negatively impact the stability and economic situation in the region.

Speaking of his meeting with the US counterpart Donald Trump, Putin said that real life Trump is a rather different person than the one we know from TV, as he is way more rational, adding that the outcome of the talks was a very positive one and will likely provide the ground for normalization of relations between the countries.

In regards to the issue of the alleged Russian interference in the last US presidential election and cyber security in general, Putin said there is no need to suspect that Russia would ever dare to interfere in the US presidential election, adding that the two countries are planning to set up a new working group that would carefully monitor all sensitive issues, related to cyber security.

Before finishing his speech, Putin stressed that Western media is trying to interfere in Russia 's internal affairs, adding that Moscow knows this, but is watching the whole thing quietly.

goldenequity
07-08-2017, 04:24 PM
I'm inclined to call 'Fake News' on this article. :rolleyes:
It's not like he HASN'T said it... almost verbtim. Lavrov as well.
but
I don't think he said this at the G20.
It's 'too big' a news item... too appetizing a 'bone' for hungry journo jackals...
and NO ONE else has reported it.
I think Ft. Russ projected this... like the author might have WISHED he'd said it.
The 'rest' of the article you can cross reference with other reporting.

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I found the source article (https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fbreakingnews.sy%2Far%2Farticle%2F92 115.html&edit-text=)

It still doesn't help me much... basically a Syrian news website.

goldenequity
07-08-2017, 09:26 PM
OK... RT reports Putin stating pretty much the same but in a milder tone:
https://www.rt.com/news/395734-putin-g20-summit-presser/

The Russian president addressed comments by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and other Washington officials,
who insisted that the Syrian conflict would be not be solved while President Bashar Assad remains in power.

“Mr Tillerson is a very respected person and the bearer of a Russian order.
He has been decorated with the Order of Friendship. We love and respect him.
But he’s not a Syrian citizen, after all, and the future of Syria and the political future of President Assad
should only be determined by the Syrian people,” he said.

So.. I guess not fake.... 'Embellished' :D

Zippyjuan
07-08-2017, 09:32 PM
OK... RT reports Putin stating pretty much the same but in a milder tone:
https://www.rt.com/news/395734-putin-g20-summit-presser/

The Russian president addressed comments by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and other Washington officials,
who insisted that the Syrian conflict would be not be solved while President Bashar Assad remains in power.

“Mr Tillerson is a very respected person and the bearer of a Russian order.
He has been decorated with the Order of Friendship. We love and respect him.
But he’s not a Syrian citizen, after all, and the future of Syria and the political future of President Assad
should only be determined by the Syrian people,” he said.

So.. I guess not fake.... 'Embellished' :D

Does that mean Putin and Russia should not be involved either?

goldenequity
07-08-2017, 09:35 PM
Does that mean Putin and Russia should not be involved either?

Absolutely not.
Not unless they were invited.
Oh wait...

ILUVRP
07-09-2017, 06:30 AM
let syria-afg -iraq solve their own problems and then give us a call when they are done .

goldenequity
07-09-2017, 05:20 PM
OK... RT reports Putin stating pretty much the same but in a milder tone:
https://www.rt.com/news/395734-putin-g20-summit-presser/

The Russian president addressed comments by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and other Washington officials,
who insisted that the Syrian conflict would be not be solved while President Bashar Assad remains in power.

“Mr Tillerson is a very respected person and the bearer of a Russian order.
He has been decorated with the Order of Friendship. We love and respect him.
But he’s not a Syrian citizen, after all, and the future of Syria and the political future of President Assad
should only be determined by the Syrian people,” he said.

So.. I guess not fake.... 'Embellished' :D

The Duran
Fake news “Russophiles” spread untruths about Russian policy on social media (http://theduran.com/fake-news-russophiles-spread-untruths-about-russian-policy-on-social-media/)

Every movement has its useful idiots, but these people are worse than that,
they are dangerous idiots and they are also dangerously idiotic.

goldenequity
07-12-2017, 06:12 PM
Putin: I respect Tillerson, but he is not a Syrian citizen; only they can decide Assad's fate


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvQD3U3bL8M

Putin to NBC News


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oViKwVSEx1E