CNN: Russia's Lavrov on Syria targets: 'If it looks like a terrorist, walks like a terrorist ...'
(CNN)Russia's airstrikes in Syria "do not go beyond ISIL (ISIS), al Nusra or other terrorist groups recognized by the United Nations Security Council or Russian law," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday.
Pushed to define "other terrorist groups," Lavrov said: "If it looks like a terrorist, if it acts like a terrorist, if it walks like a terrorist, if it fights like a terrorist, it's a terrorist, right?"
Lavrov was addressing reporters at the U.N. in New York Thursday, on the second day of airstrikes by Russian warplanes in Syria.
WNU Editor: I cannot remember when was the last time that a Russian foreign minister's news conference received so much coverage after a UN meeting. But such is the evolving situation in the Middle East right now.
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