“They wanted to influence the Syrian people. It was expected that the people would rise against their government at one stage or another of the war, but this did not happen. It was expected that they would support the terrorists, the so-called moderate rebels, “angels” from the White Helmets organization. But the people did not support them and remained on the side of the government, ”Assad said.
In late October, US President Donald Trump approved the allocation of $ 4.5 million in aid to the White Helmets non-governmental human rights organization in Syria.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the Russian side is working to debunk the myth of Western intelligence agencies about the "exclusively humanitarian activities" of the White Helmets organization.
The Foreign Ministry noted that the White Helmets are affiliated with terrorist groups.
Watch the full version of the interview next week on RTD.