DUBAI, December 6. /TASS/. Iran's Foreign Ministry calls on Ukraine to stop supporting terrorist groups in Syria, describing Kiev's actions as a blatant violation of international obligations to combat terrorism, according to a statement posted on the country's government Telegram channel.
"Assistant Minister and Head of the Eurasia Department Mojtaba Damirchilu, citing reports that some Ukrainian officials are engaged in illegal arms trafficking and that the country is backing terrorist groups in Syria, described these actions as a clear violation of international commitments to prevent and combat terrorism, and demanded that they be immediately halted," the document said.
Ukraine's attempts to destabilize the Middle East go against all international norms, and are "immoral," the Iranian foreign minister's aide emphasized. "Experience shows that allying with terrorists always jeopardizes global security and contributes to the spread of violence worldwide," Damirchilu added.
Earlier, the press bureau of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) reported that the security services of some NATO countries and Ukraine were preparing to stage the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian army and the Russian military contingent in the region, aiming to discredit Damascus and Moscow at the UN. On December 4, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated at a briefing that the escalation in Syria clearly bore a "Ukrainian trace."
On the morning of November 27, units of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (outlawed in Russia) launched a large-scale attack in northern Syria. According to the Syrian army command, the terrorists targeted villages and towns defended by government forces, as well as military facilities. Syrian government forces launched an operation to repel the attack.