Russian General Staff: US sanctions on Syria deteriorated standards of living in country

Moscow, SANA-Lieutenant-General Stanislav Gadzhimagomedov, Deputy Head of the Operations Directorate of the Russian General Staff, denounced the US unilateral coercive economic measures imposed on Syria, adding that these sanctions deteriorated standards of living in the country.

Representative of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces told TASS that the US sanctions imposed on Syria through the so-called Caesar Act have intimidated many companies, including Russian companies.

The Russian General indicated that the companies refuse even to enter into profitable projects in Syria for fear of US sanctions.

Russia always denounces Western coercive measures imposed on the Syrian people.

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