VKS RF act to protect the national interests, as in Syria, there are thousands of "fighters who are ready at any moment to break and go to organize terrorist attacks in Russia", said the Prime Minister
MOSCOW, February 14. /TASS/. Russia will decide on military action in Syria, based on their national interests, agreements with Damascus and depending on the situation. This was stated by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in interview to TV channel Euronews.
The Prime Minister reminded that VKS the Russian Federation operating in Syria, first of all, to protect national interests, because in this country there are thousands of "fighters who are ready at any moment to break and go to organize terrorist attacks in Russia"; second, on the basis of an application of the SAR President Bashar al-Assad.
"So we will make decisions about the military component, taking into account these two factors and, of course, depending on how things develop," - said Medvedev, answering the question of what military action Moscow is ready to take in order to stop the escalation of the conflict in Syria.
Putin called the main current task is "to agree to start negotiations between all parties of the Syrian conflict, and to define terrorist groups, because around this are endless debates: who is good and who is bad." "In my opinion, it's completely understandable, everything else is from the evil one", - said Medvedev.
On the ground operations in Syria
The Prime Minister again urged other parties not to "scare" opportunity to introduce ground troops into Syria. "It is in vain the word, vain, he said," Medvedev commented on the statement by U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry that if Russia and Iran will not help, the coalition is ready to conduct a ground operation.
He said if Washington "wants to obtain long-term war, of course, you can arrange and ground operations, and everything else." "But don't need to scare anyone, we need to agree in the way in which they had conversation with Minister Lavrov, not to say that if something goes not according to this scenario, we, along with other Arab countries will carry out a ground operation", - said Medvedev. "No one is interested in a new war, but a ground operation is complete, a long war. Here we must proceed from this", - concluded the head of the Russian government.
The ceasefire must be total for all
Russia insists on the need to adopt a uniform and common decision about the moment of the cessation of hostilities in Syria, otherwise it threatens to lead to the escalation of the conflict, stressed Dmitry Medvedev.
"The cessation of those or other military operations must be dependent on how quickly they will lay down their arms by all parties involved", he said, calling the situation dangerous, "when someone stops to do anything and the other begins to develop their military successes".
"It just leads to escalation of the conflict. That is why there should be a single overall decision about the time of cessation of hostilities", - said Medvedev, adding that "it is necessary to aspire".
The Prime Minister explained that Russia will act in accordance with their agreements with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad, and "in the framework of the agreements that we are trying to achieve with other States, including with our partners in the negotiations" - the United States and other countries.
Medvedev reminded that on 4 February the Russian Federation has initiated a global ceasefire in Syria. "Our American colleagues hesitated for some time, various negotiations were to resolve the constant conflict in positions between the state Department and the Department of defense of the United States of America, appealed to (the US President) Barack Obama, but it seems like they have agreed", - said the Russian Prime Minister. He expressed the hope that "this process will go faster".
"This would take the Russian side. But the final decision is, of course, will be our President (Vladimir Putin) because he is the Supreme commander of the Armed forces", - concluded Medvedev.