US President-elect Donald Trump slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin for not helping Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad, who reportedly had fled to an unknown location, and said that the “world is waiting.”
Over the ongoing Syrian crisis, Donald Trump took his social media account on Social Truth and claimed that Russia lost all its interest in Syria because of Ukraine. He also warned that if it continues then this can turn into something much bigger, and far worse.
“Assad is gone. He has fled his country. His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, was not interested in protecting him any longer. There was no reason for Russia to be there in the first place. They lost all interest in Syria because of Ukraine, where close to 600,000 Russian soldiers lay wounded or dead, in a war that should never have started, and could go on forever,” Trump said in a post.
“Russia and Iran are in a weakened state right now, one because of Ukraine and a bad economy, the other because of Israel and its fighting success. Likewise, Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness. They have ridiculously lost 400,000 soldiers, and many more civilians. There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin. Too many lives are being so needlessly wasted, too many families destroyed, and if it keeps going, it can turn into something much bigger, and far worse. I know Vladimir well. This is his time to act. China can help. The World is waiting!” he added.
What is happening in Syria?
Syrian rebels announced they had taken full control of the crucial city of Homs early on Sunday after just one day of fighting, further threatening President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule as insurgents advanced on the capital, Damascus.
As the army withdrew, thousands of Homs residents filled the streets, celebrating with chants of “Assad is gone, Homs is free” and “Long live Syria, down with Bashar al-Assad.”
Rebels fired into the air in triumph, while youths tore down posters of the Syrian president, marking a dramatic week-long collapse of Assad’s territorial control.
‘This is not our fight’
Trump said that the US had nothing to do with the conflict in Syria as the latter “was not a friend.”
“Syria is a mess, but is not our friend, & THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT. LET IT PLAY OUT. DO NOT GET INVOLVED!” Trump said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.
Trump said that Russia, distracted by its war in Ukraine, “seems incapable of stopping this literal march through Syria, a country they have protected for years.” He suggested that if Russia were forced out of Syria, it “may actually be the best thing that can happen to them” because “there was never much of a benefit in Syria for Russia.”