Putin’s initiative to create ‘united front’ to fight ISIS intrigues US, allies – Lavrov

Putin’s initiative to create ‘united front’ to fight ISIS intrigues US, allies – Lavrov

The US and its allies should cooperate with Syrian President Bashar Assad in fighting Islamic State, “a common enemy” of the international community, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview on Sunday.

“Our American partners and some countries in the region persistently refuse to recognize Assad as a partner, which is rather strange,” Lavrov said in an interview with Russian state Television channel Rossiya 1, aired on Sunday.