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Russia turned more aggressive in Syria after Ukraine war: US General

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  • Source: Agencies
  • 20 Sep 2022 00:20
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The United States is concerned about Russia's behavior in Syria, which it reportedly started exhibiting in light of the Ukraine war.

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  • In this file photo provided on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, a lineup of Russian troops is held at Hemeimeem air base in Syria (Vadim Grishankin/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, file)
    In this file photo provided on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, a lineup of Russian troops is held at Hemeimeem air base in Syria (Vadim Grishankin/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, file)

Russia grew to be "more aggressive" in terms of its behavior in Syria since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, US Air Forces Central Command's head, Lieutenant General Alexus Grynkewich said Monday.

"The Russian presence in Syria has become, I would argue, more aggressive since the Ukrainian invasion," Grynkewich said during a conference that brought together the Air and Space Forces.

One might be able to explain the new Russian stance in Syria by studying Moscow's "military failures in Ukraine coupled with Russian generals seeking to regain a better standing within the Russian armed forces," Grynkewich told the Air and Space Forces Association conference.

The US forces in Syria note an increased pressure in air and on the ground from Russian forces and the Pentagon finds it "a bit concerning," the military official revealed. 

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The Israeli occupation made the revelation amid tensions with Russia over "Tel Aviv's" support for Kiev in the midst of the Ukraine war and Moscow's dissolution of the Jewish Agency for "Israel" on its territories.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said earlier in the day that Moscow was ready to discuss the situation in Syria with the United States. 

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