Former ambassador reveals three major lies from London about the war in Syria.
British authorities lied about the civil war in Syria and London's policy "has aggravated the situation," Peter Ford, Britain's ambassador to Syria between 1999 and 2003, told the British newspaper The Independent. Ford stressed that the United Kingdom misinterpreted the situation in the country from the beginning of the conflict and that London "misjudged Syria at all times." According to the diplomat, London is now falsely claiming that Bashar al-Assad's government does not control the country when, on the contrary, "it is about to do so."
Sputnik Brazil - British authorities lied about the civil war in Syria and London's policy "has aggravated the situation," Peter Ford, Britain's ambassador to Syria between 1999 and 2003, told the British newspaper The Independent.
Ford stressed that the United Kingdom has misinterpreted the situation in the country since the beginning of the conflict and that London "has misjudged Syria at every turn."
According to the diplomat, London is now falsely claiming that Bashar Assad's government does not control the country when, on the contrary, "it is about to do so."
In total, the former ambassador highlighted three lies from the British Foreign Office:
1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said since the beginning of the Syrian conflict that "Assad's death was imminent."
2. The statement "The opposition is dominated by 'moderates'" turned out to be untrue, according to Ford.
According to the former ambassador, the country should refrain from encouraging the opposition to mount a doomed campaign.
3. "Bashar Assad cannot control the rest of the country," a statement the diplomat called "another big lie."
On December 22, the government of Bashar Assad announced that it had completely liberated the city of Aleppo with the help of Russian aviation.