Russia not sending Syrians to Ukraine just yet, top US general says
US CENTCOM has seen no sign of widespread recruitment of Syrians to fight in Ukraine.
US military officials say Syrian fighters are not being transported to fight on behalf of Russia in Ukraine, at least not yet.
“We have not seen an influx into Ukraine of foreign fighters hired or recruited by Russia, but we are seeing an interest by Russia in doing just that,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters on Monday.
“We haven’t seen any flow at this point,” he added.
Kirby’s comments came after the top commander of US military forces in the Middle East said last week he had seen no sign yet of widespread Russian recruitment of Syrians to fight in Europe.
