Groups violating ceasefire in Syria automatically excluded from list of participants - Putin

MOSCOW, March 17. /TASS/. Groups that violate ceasefire in Syria will automatically be excluded from the list of participants, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday at the meeting with the military in the Kremlin. "I note that if we register cases of ceasefire violations by any group, they will be automatically excluded by us from the list provided by the United States (of moderate opposition groups in Syria), naturally with all ensuring consequences," Putin said. He reminded that the joint statement of Russia and United States on ceasefire in Syria noted that fight will be continued against organizations recognized at terrorist by the United Nations. At the same time, Syrian government forces will stop military actions against armed groups of the Syrian opposition that confirmed their readiness for ceasefire. Putin noted that Russian forces that remained in Syria will control observance of ceasefire and ensure conditions for an inter-Syrian political dialogue. Read more