Sputnik - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister said that United States still violated international law despite what Moscow has learned a coalition attack last week that did not target Syrian troops.


MOSCOW (Sputnik) � The United States still violated international law despite�what Moscow has learned a coalition attack last week that did not target Syrian troops, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Monday.


"In any case, this was not about�the Syrian government forces, but�this does not cancel and does not affect our principled assessment of�what happened," Ryabkov told reporters in�explaining the still-active Russia-US deconfliction channel.


On Thursday, the US-led coalition against�the Daesh terror group (banned in�Russia) struck near�Syria's At Tanf, where the United States and UK special operations forces have been training Syrian rebel fighters near�the border with�Iraq and Jordan.

"Once again the US side grossly violated the norms of�international law and implemented the use of�force against�a sovereign state without�a request from�the legitimate government of�that country," Ryabkov said.

Russia sees no obstacles to�implementing the memorandum on�de-escalation zones in�Syria, Deputy Foreign Minister said.
"I do not see any problems with�the implementation of�the memorandum signed in�Astana, except�for a few ideological positions of�our US colleagues, who I understand are hostile to�Iran's status as�a guarantor of�the implementation of�this memorandum," Ryabkov told reporters.


Acknowledging the complexity of�the situation in�Syria, the Russian diplomat noted that "this is not a sign that the document is put into�question or requires revision."