(6.6.2016) Speaking in Moscow, Lavrov said Russia has waited long enough for Syria‘s moderate opposition to leave areas controlled by extremist groups, and that air raids by Russia should „not be a surprise.“

„What is happening in Aleppo and around it now, we warned the Americans about this in advance, and they know that we will be actively supporting the Syrian army from the air to prevent terrorists from seizing territory,“ he told a press conference.