DAMASCUS, Jun 10 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, accused the United States of using the U.S. dollar to commit robbery on a global scale, it was reported yesterday.
In an interview with Russia Today, Assad said that, if the dollar continues to govern the world economy, “nothing will change.”
“Using the dollar is not blackmail, it is robbery,” Assad said, when talking about how the U.S. uses the dollar to control the world and impose sanctions.
“As long as the dollar is a global currency and continues to be settled through U.S. banks or what is called the American Federal Reserve, you are under the authority of this dollar; and therefore, your future as a state, a country, or society, as an economy, is under the mercy of the United States,” Assad said.
Aside from the U.S. sanctions, Assad also spoke about the oil fields taken by the U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in northern and north-eastern Syria, making it clear that Syria would eventually reclaim its resources.
The Syrian president also slammed the U.S. presence in eastern Syria, vowing that, his administration will not hesitate to protect Syria’s sovereignty.– NNN-SANA
