
Donald TrumpDonald TrumpFreedom Caucus member condemns GOP group pushing 'Anglo-Saxon political traditions' MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's new free speech site to ban certain curse words Secret Facebook groups of special operations officers include racist comments, QAnon posts: report MORE Jr. held private talks with a pro-Russia figure in Paris last month that included how the U.S. might cooperate with Russia to bring an end to the civil war in Syria, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Kassis, who was born in Syria, heads an opposition group that seeks to cooperate with President Bashar al-Assad to ensure a smooth political transition in Syria. The group is endorsed by Moscow.
Kassis reported that she pressed President-elect Donald Trump's son on the need for cooperation with Russia to bring an end to the conflict.
“We have to be realistic. Who’s on the ground in Syria? Not the U.S., not France,” Kassis told the Journal from Moscow. “Without Russia, we can’t have any solution in Syria.”
