“Every ceasefire effort was undermined by Assad, the Russians and the Iranians. Every effort that the UN made for the sake of the constitutional committee and compliance with UNSC resolution 2254 ... was undermined by these three (parties. - RT ), ”said Pompeo during the briefing.
He added that the United States used its diplomatic capabilities and sent forces to northeast Syria, as well as undertook humanitarian efforts.
According to him, the “Russians blocked” resolutions aimed at delivering humanitarian aid to the Syrians.
In late January, the Russian Ministry of Defense called Pompeo's statement about "concern" hypocrisy because of the "large-scale attack" of Russia and Syria allegedly against the "civilians" of Idlib.
Then they noted that all the State Department’s teachings on Syria and “concern” about the alleged suffering of “civilians” were published “exclusively at the time of the crushing defeat of terrorists.”