US President-Elect Donald Trump reacted on Sunday to the toppling of the suppressive regime of Bashar al-Assad by Turkey-backed Syrian rebel groups overnight — who swooped the Syria in just the matter of 11 days as the operation fall Damascus started on November 28.
"Assad is gone. He has fled his country. His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, was not interested in protecting him any longer," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
"There was no reason for Russia to be there in the first place. They lost all interest in Syria because of Ukraine, where close to 600,000 Russian soldiers lay wounded or dead, in a war that should never have started, and could go on forever," he added.
Trump said: "Russia and Iran are in a weakened state right now, one because of Ukraine and a bad economy, the other because of Israel and its fighting success. Likewise, Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness. They have ridiculously lost 400,000 soldiers, and many more civilians."
Addressing the war between Russia and Ukraine, Trump stated, "There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin.
“Too many lives are being so needlessly wasted, too many families destroyed, and if it keeps going, it can turn into something much bigger, and far worse. I know Vladimir well. This is his time to act. China can help. The World is waiting!"
