Russian "humanitarian" flights to Syria carry military equipment as well as humanitarian aid, Foreign Minister SergeiLavrov said on Thursday.
Russia's flights to Syria also carry military equipment
The United States and some European countries have expressed growing concern over the cargo on the flights.
Russia's flights to Syria also carry military equipment - Lavrov
Recommended articles
The United States and some European countries have expressed growing concern over the cargo on the flights.
Moscow has previously insisted in public that its flights to Syria are only humanitarian. Washington has put pressure on Greece and Bulgaria in recent days to deny Russia's requests to use their airspace for its Syria flights.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
Benin traditional council suspends 5 chiefs who linked Benin origin to Ile-Ife
Nigeria would have gone bankrupt if I didn't remove fuel subsidy - Tinubu
NNPCL declines FOI request on staff who alleged acquisition of luxury properties
Navy recruits 1,486 personnel to tackle oil theft, piracy – Minister
Scarcity worsens in Sokoto as black marketers sell fuel at ₦2,000/litre
Lawmaker-elect begs Gov Otti to prevail on Abia Speaker to inaugurate him
203 Ekiti public schools benefit from $25m World Bank grant
Vehicles burnt, 1 dead as tanker carrying gas explodes after brake failure in Ogun
Shettima urges political leaders to project Nigeria’s cultural diversity
ADVERTISEMENT
![Fiona Beal killed her partner and lied to everyone about what happened to him [Northamptonshire Police]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'300'%20height%3D'172'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Fiona Beal killed her partner and lied to everyone about what happened to him [Northamptonshire Police]")