DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Bashar Jaafari has warned that the U.S. could send militants from Daesh and other terrorist groups in Syria to Ukraine.
“Based on the analysis, we can say that this is quite possibly true. We, as a state, have evidence that the U.S. military in Syria is transferring terrorists from one place to another, especially members of the Daesh and Jabhat al-Nusra,” Jaafari told Sputnik.
He said that the U.S. had transferred terrorists from Syria to Afghanistan and Burkina Faso and that the use of mercenaries is a well-established U.S. practice.
“So one should not be surprised, and we do not exclude, that tomorrow Daesh terrorists will be sent to Ukraine,” Jaafari said.
He added that Western states have been supporting nationalist radicals in Ukraine.
“Many years later [after WWII] people appeared to declare their readiness to support the neo-Nazis in Ukraine. But they received the support of these countries and the support of the special services only because they are against Russia. The West will not hesitate to arm the devil against Russia if it is in their interests,” Jaafari continued.
The Syrian deputy foreign minister also said, “If Russia had any real allies in WWII, they would not be supporting neo-Nazis today.”
On Sunday, EU Foreign Ministers agreed to supply 450 million euros ($500 million) worth of arms to Ukraine. EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell told reporters after a virtual EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting late on Sunday that the aid would also include 50 million euros for non-lethal supplies, such as fuel and protective equipment, and the EU was also going to provide fighter jets to Kiev. The U.S., Canada and Australia have also approved lethal assistance to Ukraine.
Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine at the end of February, following requests for help from the people’s republics in Donbass. The Russian Defence Ministry has announced that the operation is only targeting the military infrastructure of Ukraine and that the civilian population is not in danger. Moscow says it has no plans to occupy Ukraine and that the purpose of its operation is to save the civilian population from genocide and liberate the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), including through the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.