Vladimir Putin: The US military must stop robbing Syria and stop illegally exporting oil

"Putin told the United States to stop robbing Syria
.
" "Russia Today" TV (RT) reported on this topic that Russian President Vladimir Putin said after meeting with the presidents of Iran and Turkey in Tehran on the 19th local time that the United States must stop "stealing" oil from Syria and stop exacerbating the humanitarian crisis
in Syria through unilateral sanctions.

RT report screenshot: "Putin told the US to stop robbing Syria"

According to the report, on the evening of the 19th, Putin told reporters that the US military must leave the territory east of the Euphrates River and "stop robbing the Syrian state and the Syrian people, and stop illegally exporting oil
.
" Putin called this a "common position"
between Russia, Iran and Turkey.

Figure from RT

Previously, the United States was exposed to smuggle Syrian oil
for the third time this month.
According to the Syrian State News Agency on July 16, the illegal US troops in Hasakah Province in northeastern Syria, escorted by armored vehicles, used 40 vehicles, including fuel tankers and trucks, to once again transport their stolen Syrian oil, as well as some weapons and equipment, through the countryside of Hasakah Province to northern Iraq
.
It is also the third such incident
since this month.

Iranian President Lehi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Turkish President Erdogan held talks in Tehran, the Iranian capital, on the evening of the 19th, and exchanged views on
resolving the Syrian issue under the framework of the Astana process.

According to the website of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, in a joint statement issued after the meeting, the three parties emphasized the leading role of the Astana process in the peaceful and sustainable settlement of the Syrian crisis; Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria and to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations; Expressing its determination to continue to work together to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations; Reaffirm the belief that the Syrian conflict cannot be resolved
by military means.

Leahy said at a joint news conference after the meeting that Iran will continue to support Syria and demand that the United States withdraw its troops
from Syria.
Unilateral U.
S.
sanctions have put additional pressure on the Syrian people, depriving them of the possibility
of a normal life.
RT said that Putin also criticized the US sanctions on Syria on the 19th for having "catastrophic consequences" and said that humanitarian assistance to Syria "should not be politicized.
"

The Astana talks on Syria were initiated by Russia, Turkey and Iran in January 2017, with the main purpose of promoting a ceasefire between government forces and opposition forces in Syria and cooperating in combating terrorist organizations in Syria, reaching intentional consensus on major political issues in Syria, and seeking solutions to
the Syrian crisis.
Within the framework of this peace talks mechanism, relevant parties have held many international conferences
.