Sergei Rudskoy, head of the General Staff's main operations command, speaks during a briefing in Moscow, Russia, May 27, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it had intensified air strikes against oil sites controlled by an al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, but criticised the United States for refusing to join in.
Last Friday Russia proposed to the United States and its allies that they stage joint air strikes on Syrian rebels, including the militant Islamist Nusra Front, who are not observing a ceasefire, but Washington made clear it had little interest in the idea.
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