Syria, Russia dismiss US chemical attack claims
Tehran (KNA) - Syria and Russia have rejected claims by the US and France that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in an interview with Interfax news agency on Wednesday that the US was promoting "rigged, unverified reports" of the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria to throw a wrench in Moscow's peace efforts.
President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov also slammed Washington for trying to complicate international efforts to probe the use of chemical weapons in Syria, rejecting accusations that Moscow was responsible for the recent attacks.
Russia started lending aerial support to the Syrian counter-terrorism operations. In late 2016, it joined efforts with Iran and Turkey to establish a ceasefire in the city of Aleppo and then the entire Syria.
The ongoing process has led to the creation of four deescalation zones in Syria and thus a sharp drop in violence there.
Source: Press TV