"I can’t speak on behalf of American foreign policy, but I certainly do not support what America is doing in Syria,” Marinelli said.
He added that Washington’s policy on Syria will depend on the next US president, who is set to be elected later this year.
“I believe that Donald Trump will have as little intervention as possible all over the world… The United States is generally a force around the world that is causing generally more problems than doing any good," Marinelli said.
According to Marinelli, the United States created al-Qaida terrorist group "to fight the Soviet Union in Afghanistan," and, as a result, the terrorists are currently fighting against the West. The same thing could be said about Daesh and other terrorist groups in the Middle East, supported by the United States, Marinelli added.
Moscow and Washington are the key figures in mediation of the Syrian conflict tearing the country apart since March 2011, with government forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad fighting numerous opposition factions and extremist groups, including Daesh, which is outlawed in Russia, the United States and many other countries worldwide.
The US-led coalition of more than 60 nations has been conducting airstrikes against Daesh in Iraq and Syria since 2014. In Syria, however, the coalition is acting without the permission of the country’s legitimate government of President Bashar Assad or the UN Security Council.
