By Dan Williams
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Russia sees its army coordination with Israel over Syria persevering with, the Russian embassy stated on Saturday, after Moscow signalled displeasure with Israeli statements concerning the Ukraine disaster.
Following the 2015 Russian intervention within the Syrian civil conflict, Israel arrange a “deconfliction mechanism” with the large energy to stop them clashing inadvertently throughout Israeli strikes in opposition to Iranian deployments and arms transfers within the neighbouring Arab state.
“Our army officers focus on the sensible problems with this substantively every day. This mechanism has confirmed to be helpful and can proceed to work,” the Russian embassy in Israel stated in an announcement.
However whereas voicing assist for Israel’s safety wants, it additionally reiterated opposition to violations of Syrian sovereignty.
The Israeli army, requested about prospects for continued coordination with Russia over Syria, stated solely that its forces “will act when wanted to counter threats, defend the individuals of Israel and our sovereignty”.
Israel, whose most important ally is the USA, condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday as “a severe violation of worldwide order” and has since remained largely muted on Moscow’s actions.
In response, Moscow – which calls its actions in Ukraine a “particular operation” – summoned the Israeli ambassador for talks. Russia’s U.N. mission restated opposition to Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights. Israel captured the strategic plateau from Syria in a 1967 conflict and annexed it, a transfer that gained U.S. recognition in 2019.
America stated on Thursday that there have been no adjustments in its deconfliction mechanism with Russia over Syria, although the Ukraine disaster has despatched Washington-Moscow relations spiralling.
(Reporting by Dan Williams)
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