"Ukraine firmly rejects any unfounded accusations": Foreign Ministry responds to Iran's tantrums over Syria

Ukraine has nothing to do with the situation in Syria, where the opposition is pushing out the troops of dictator Bashar al-Assad. Our country does not interfere in the affairs of other states, the Foreign Ministry emphasized.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhyi said this at a briefing. "Ukraine categorically and firmly rejects any unfounded accusations of our alleged involvement in the deterioration of the security situation in Syria. Ukraine, unlike Russia, adheres to international law, the principles of inviolability of sovereignty and territorial integrity of other countries. We do not interfere in their affairs," the diplomat said.

In this way, he responded to Iran's accusations. On December 6, Tehran claimed that Kyiv was allegedly selling American weapons to Syrian rebels.

Tykhyi noted that Russia and Iran have been involved in the deterioration of the situation in Syria for many years.

And the main reason for the civil war and now the "threat to the survival of Syria as a single state" is the crimes of the Bashar al-Assad regime against its own people.

"We see that Russia cannot support two fronts at the same time. The situation in Syria confirmed this. Why? Because the significant losses of the Russian Federation in Ukraine have led to the fact that Moscow has already withdrawn most of its trained personnel and equipment from Syria, and left its ally, the Assad regime, without the necessary support. As a result, we are seeing the retreat of not only the Syrian army but also the Russian group of troops in Syria," the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

Previously, Vladimir Putin claimed support for Bashar al-Assad in the international arena as long as both criminal regimes exist. However, speaking of military assistance, Russia needs almost all of its forces in the war against Ukraine.

On December 3, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said that the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate was allegedly training and arming Syrian rebels.

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