Joint Press Conference by Secretary Carter and Secretary Michael Fallon > U.S. Department o... 10 of 14 https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/937142/joint-press-conference-... At the end of the day, it's going to depend upon whether Russia does what it said it was going to do when it came into Syria, which is fight terrorism and support a political transition that brings an end to the Syrian civil war, which is necessary and essential to stop the Syria -- suffering in Syria. Now -- now, every day that it doesn't do that, it makes Russia responsible for the prolongation and the intensification of civil war there. And that, all by itself -- all by itself and all other considerations aside, ought to be enough to make the Russians make the contribution that we're -- we're suggesting they're doing. And you see -- saw what happened this morning and they are obligated to use the -- the influence they have to put an end to the Syrian civil war. We all know that that's absolutely necessary to end the suffering there. And by the way, also to end extremism emanating from there, which affects Russia. So it's in Russia's interests in terms of protecting its own people, as well as its moral standing being complicit in these things that are going on there, and -- and sharing responsibility for them. It would be better if they got on the other side and did what they said they were going to do when they entered Syria. SEC. FALLON: Thank you -- (inaudible). Q: Secretary Carter, thank you -- (inaudible). A couple of weeks ago, the United Nations concluded categorically that President Assad had used chemical weapons in Syria. Yesterday, we saw pictures and the likelihood that yet another chlorine attack had taken place in Aleppo. We've heard a lot about how Russia -- you just said it there -- had been standing in the way. But the United 21.02.23, 14:13