Russian armored vehicles surrounded a US military patrol team in the countryside of Al- hasakah, northeast Syria, after a training chase.
In a video published by Almasdar News on July 18, a Russian soldier told the US soldiers about the legality of the Russian-US presence in Syria.
The video shows how Russian armored vehicles surround US military vehicles, and also shows the confusion of US soldiers and soldiers while the Russian side demands to "stop, not move".
A Russian soldier approached and told an American soldier: "We are here in the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic at the invitation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, what are your reasons here? You are the ones who occupy".
The Russian soldier then asked the US patrol team not to track them anymore.
Earlier, on July 16, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused the US of training fighters in southern Syria.
It is reported that US forces occupying the security area around the At Tanf settlement are training and supplying weapons to fighters of the illegal armed group Mughawer al-Thura to carry out sabotage operations in many areas of Syria, Zakharova said.
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, in areas where there is an illegal US presence in Syria, not only are terrorists not eliminated, but on the contrary, they are encouraged to continue their activities.
