“I believe that Russia's support for the regime of (Bashar. - RT ) Assad is a mistake. It seems to me that there are other ways, and we talked about this in Sochi, allowing Russia to ensure what we consider to be its minimum interests - to maintain a long-term military presence, as well as to have a stable Syria that is not a refuge for terrorists, ”he quotes Tass
On May 14, in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Pompeo, who first arrived in Russia as US Secretary of State.
The parties discussed international issues, in particular the conflict in Syria and relations with Iran. Putin and Pompeo also raised the issue of the possible holding of talks between the presidents of the two countries at the G20 summit in Japan in late June. At the end of the meeting, both sides declared their readiness to improve relations.
More information about the meeting - in the material RT.