 ሩሲያ በሶሪያ ያላትን የጦር ጣልቃ ገብነት ‹‹አላስፈላጊ፣ በጣም መጥፎና የሰብዓዊ ኑሮን ያመሰቃቀለ...›› ሲሉም ተደምጠዋል።
He also commented on the Easter terrorist attack in Sri Lanka, calling it a "terrible, terrible thing ... that's a terrible thing."