Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the U. S. decision to pull its troops out of Syria, adding that they shouldn’t have been there from the start.
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the U. S. decision to pull its troops out of Syria, adding that they shouldn’t have been there from the start.
Speaking at Thursday’s annual marathon news conference, Putin said he agrees with U. S. President Donald Trump that the Islamic State group has been defeated, making the U. S. presence in Syria unnecessary.
“I agree with the U. S. president, we have made significant progress in fighting terrorism on that territory and dealt serious blows to IS in Syria,” the Russian leader said.
He noted that there is still a danger that militants could move to the countries they came from.
“Donald is right about that, I agree with him,” Putin added.
