White House Ready to Accept Assad’s Rule in Syria - Reports

The recent Daesh defeat in Syria and government gaining control over the majority of territories previously seized by opposition or militants, has reportedly prompted the US change in attitude toward Assad.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump's administration is prepared to accept the continuation of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s rule until the country's next presidential election, set for 2021, The New Yorker newspaper reported, citing unnamed US and EU officials, explaining that depending on the results of the next US presidential election in 2020, Assad might still be in power, when Trump leaves office.

Such a stance contradicts Washington's previous statements, which have supported the Syrian opposition, prompting Assad to step down as part of Syria’s crisis settlement. However, due to the latest developments in the region, the defeat of the Daesh terror group (banned in Russia) in Syria, has again put the original Syrian civil war in the spotlight.


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