Russia To Continue Oil Supplies To Syria Despite US Pressure - Senior Lawmaker

Russia will continue to fulfill its obligations under an agreement with Damascus on oil supplies to Syria despite US pressure, a senior Russian lawmaker told Sputnik on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th November, 2018) Russia will continue to fulfill its obligations under an agreement with Damascus on oil supplies to Syria despite US pressure, a senior Russian lawmaker told Sputnik on Tuesday.

"The political defeat in Syria apparently prompts the United States to return to the idea of regime change in Damascus.

Therefore, the economic pressure through the interruption of oil supplies becomes an instrument of the new economic war against [Syrian President] Bashar Assad, and indirectly against Moscow and Iran," Oleg Morozov, member of the upper house Committee on Foreign Affairs, said.

According to Morozov, Russia is acting and will act "absolutely legally."

"We have an agreement with Syria and, therefore, we decide what to supply and to whom. This will be our answer, which is much more effective than counter-sanctions," Morozov stressed.