According to the Russian leader, the state of affairs in the territories not controlled by the Syrian authorities is of particular concern.
“We see that real threats of crime, extremism, separatism come from these regions.
In many ways, this is facilitated by the destructive line of Western states led by the United States, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
He made the corresponding statement during a trilateral meeting in Tehran with the participation of the heads of states-guarantors of the "Astana" process of promoting the Syrian settlement - the presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran.
Earlier, Putin called the effective work of Russia, Iran and Turkey to resolve the crisis in Syria.