29 October 2016, 13:21 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Reuters claimed earlier on Tuesday that at least two Russian-flagged tankers had "smuggled" jet fuel to Syria violating EU restrictive measures against Bashar Assad's government.
"The existing intrigues, restrictions and 'sanctions' within the European Union against fuel supplies to Syria, to put it mildly, cannot affect the Russian air group at all," Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said in a statement stressing that Russia is not part of the EU and cannot be forced to follow its policies.
Konashenkov added that the Russian combat planes do not and will not have any shortages of jet fuel, especially when it comes to the fight against international terrorism.
