Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, doubts that Washington will take effective efforts to avoid direct confrontation with Russia on the territory of his country.
Assad expressed confidence that Russia does everything to not reach the boiling point, which will lead to its confrontation with the United States, reports "Interfax".
"But the Americans are doing, or the" hawks "in the ranks of the US administration, all in order to avoid confrontation - asks the president of Syria, during an interview to the Danish TV channel TV 2. - Or, on the contrary, everything is done for a confrontation with Russia happened? "
Assad added that the current situation in Syria is unpredictable. He noted that since the Second World War, the confrontation happened between the great powers. "Is that it almost did not happen during the Cuban missile crisis," - he adds.
Now, according to the Syrian president, the situation is different. He argues that the United States has no strong leaders. "And when they do not, you can expect anything And you should always wait for the worst." - Said Assad.
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