Dmitry Rogozin: there will be no Russian ground operation in Syria

Dmitry Rogozin: there will be no Russian ground operation in Syria

Russia won't conduct a military ground operation in Syria, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said today. "The possibility of a ground operation of the Russian Federation in Syria doesn't correspond to reality," he said in Baghdad during a joint press conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Dzhafaari.

"The Syrians should liberate their country from the terrorists themselves. The Russian Aerospace Forces carry out airstrikes on the basis of the request of the Syrian authorities. We also provide the Syrian side with the necessary equipment," RIA Novosti cites him as saying.

Thus, he confirmed the words of Sergey Shoigu, the head of the Defense Ministry, that a Russian military ground operation is impossible in Syria.

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