“With regard to the presence of American soldiers in Syria, our position is well known: only Russian units are on a legitimate basis in Syria, namely at the request of the Syrian leadership,” said Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Russian leader.
According to him, the ultimate goal is the complete withdrawal of any foreign armed forces from the territory of the SAR.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced that a small number of US troops would remain in the oil regions of Syria.
On October 22, a meeting between the presidents of Russia and Turkey, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took place in Sochi.
The parties agreed to enter into the area outside the Turkish operation units of the Russian military police and the Syrian border service.
Later, the US Treasury announced the lifting of sanctions against Ankara.