Russia Slams Clinton’s “Bias” Over Moscow’s Syria Position
MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Foreign Ministry slammed outgoing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday for a recent statement which referred to Russia’s “unwillingness” to assist in settlement of the Syria conflict, saying it was symptomatic of America's obstructive attitude to resolving the crisis.
“Unfortunately, we have repeatedly said that in their public statements, American representatives often show a very biased, and sometimes completely wrong interpretation of Russia’s position on Syria,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich told reporters.
“The same refers to the US Secretary of State's statement, which it is hard to assess as other than an attempt to turn everything upside down,” Lukashevich said.
In a recent interview with the NPR media organization, Clinton said regarding Syria: “Certainly from my perspective, the Russians were unwilling to go forward.”
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