John McCain: Russia’s Syria diplomacy serves military aggression

John McCain: Russia’s Syria diplomacy serves military aggression
The US Senator Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services John McCain sharply criticized the deal to seek a temporary truce in Syria, arguing Sunday that Russia is engaging in "diplomacy in the service of military aggression," AP reported.

"I wish I could share the views of some of my friends who see this agreement as a potential breakthrough but unfortunately I do not," McCain, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, said at the Munich Security Conference.

"Let’s be clear about what this agreement does: it permits the assault on Aleppo to continue for another week. It requires opposition groups to stop fighting, but it allows Russia to continue bombing terrorists - which it insists is everyone, even civilians," he said.

"If Russia or the Assad regime violates this agreement, what are the consequences?" he asked. "I don’t see any."

McCain said that Russian President Vladimir Putin "is not interested in being our partner. He wants to shore up the Assad regime. He wants to re-establish Russia as a major power in the Middle East."

"This is diplomacy in the service of military aggression and it’s working because we are letting it," he said.

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