Assad `Cannot Last' in Syria as Russia Escalates, Carter Says
- Russia pouring gasoline on fire, U.S. defense secretary says
- Vows U.S. will counter `malign' Russian influene in Ukraine
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s “regime cannot last” even as Russia’s airstrikes inflame the country’s war, and the U.S. will counter Russian influence in Ukraine, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said.
“By taking military action in Syria against moderate group targets, Russia has escalated the civil war,” Carter said in a speech in Madrid on Monday. “This approach is tantamount to pouring gasoline on fire.”