The U.S. is in constant contact with Russia about the situation in Syria, the White house is waiting for Moscow to pressure Damascus to ensure the implementation of UN security Council resolutions. This was told by the us Deputy Secretary of state Joel Rayburn, his words “Interfax”.
“We keep them (Moscow — approx. “Of the tape.ru”) to urge to use its influence on the Assad regime, and we believe that this effect is quite significant to achieve the Assad regime’s implementation of resolution 2254 of the UN Security Council on a political solution to the Syrian conflict,” said Rayburn.
The White house said that Washington is preparing new sanctions against Damascus. As explained by the press Secretary of the President of the United States Donald trump Kaylee Makineni, sanctions are an instrument of economic and political pressure on Syrian leader Bashar Assad, RIA Novosti reported. Rayburn also said that through restrictions Washington is trying to achieve only the implementation of commitments at the political settlement of the situation in the country.
Earlier it was reported that the United States expanded sanctions against Syria. In particular, under restriction were 18-year-old son of the President. Under the sanctions also got the cousin of the head of state, Zuhair Tawfiq al-Assad, commander of the 1st armored division of the Syrian Arab army.
