Kremlin says it does not welcome ‘any actions’ that will destabilize Middle East
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Kremlin has said it does not welcome “any actions” that will destabilize the Middle East, as Washington vowed to “respond” to a drone attack near the Syrian-Jordanian border that killed three US soldiers.
“We do not welcome any actions that lead to destabilization of the situation in the region, which lead to escalation of tension, especially against the backdrop of the already excessive conflict potential that we observe in the region,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in a press briefing in Moscow.
Peskov said Russia welcomes actions to de-escalate the situation and that “now is the time to take steps to de-escalate tension.”
“This is the only thing that can help us prevent the further spread of the conflict, especially in the Middle East, and at least somehow achieve deconflict and de-escalation. Now this is extremely important for us,” Peskov added.
Three US service members were killed and many wounded during an unmanned aerial drone attack on US forces stationed in northeast Jordan over the weekend.
A group calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The US holds Iran responsible as they “fund and train and support and equip these militias” that operate in Iraq and Syria, a Pentagon spokesperson said Monday, a day after US President Joe Biden said they “shall respond” to the attack.
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