Russia to Washington: Drop Middle East troop plan and stop provoking Iran
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov speaks during a news conference in Moscow/ MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia told the United States on Tuesday to drop what it called provocative plans to deploy more troops to the Middle East and to cease actions that looked like a conscious attempt to provoke war with Iran. The comments, from Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov to Russian news agencies, followed an announcement from Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan a day earlier who said Washington planned to send around 1,000 more troops ...
Click
To Read Full Article