Needs Quote by John F. Kerry

Fighting the terrorists in Syria is not only in the interest of Syria or the Syrian people; in the interest of the Middle East,…

— Bashar al-Assad

You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there.

— John F. Kerry

The Russians always base their policies on values, and these values are the sovereignty of other countries, the international law, respecting other people, other…

— Bashar al-Assad

And if [Vladimir Putin] does fight ISIL alone, how does it work out for Russia to have sided with Assad, sided with Iran, sided…

— John F. Kerry

We're having this conflict in Syria is because [Vladimir] Putin wants to take Iranian oil and channel that oil up to Europe.

— Andrea Tantaros

I want to arrive at the possibility of peace with the Syrians, and when I believe that the conditions are right, I will not…

— Ehud Olmert

The Russians have an interest inside of Syria. They want to boost up the Assad regime. They want to give moral support and international…

— Linda Thomas-Greenfield

If we speak calmly, in a businesslike fashion, let me draw your attention to the fact that Russia supplies arms to the legitimate government…

— Vladimir Putin

On Syria, it's clear that the indiscriminate attacks on civilians by the [Bashar] Assad regime and Russia will only worsen the humanitarian catastrophe and…

— Barack Obama

Many Syrians understand that the only option that exists is the option of peace, which means the option of compromise, .. Nobody can have…

— Shimon Peres

Our trip to Moscow opens new prospects for peace in the Middle East. Our people want simple things: to be free and to have…

— Khaled Mashal

Russia is not engaged in a fight against Daesh in Syria. On the contrary, they are actually targeting moderate opposition.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan