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Russian PM warns against foreign ground action in Syria | |
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MUNICH — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has warned other nations against committing their troops to a ground action in Syria, saying it would only exacerbate the conflict. | |
Medvedev, speaking in an interview with the German newspaper Handelsblatt, the text of which was released by his office Friday, said “a ground operation draws everyone taking part in it into a war.” | |
Commenting on a Saudi proposal to send troops to Syria and the possibility of U.S. involvement in ground action, Medvedev said there wouldn’t be a quick victory, rather a “permanent war.” He reaffirmed that Russia, which has conducted air campaign in Syria since Sept. 30, has no intention to engage in ground action. | |
Medvedev said the conflict must be resolved through talks, not by opening another front in the war. | |
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This story has been corrected to remove reference to “a new world war”, which was a mistranslation. | |
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