The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has accused the British government of being "naive, confused and unrealistic" in its approach to the conflict in his country and warned of dire consequences if the west armed its rebels.
In an interview with the Sunday Times, Assad said Britain was sacrificing peace talks to push for an end to an EU arms embargo, which would allow rebels to be armed.
Warning this would accelerate the road to war, he rejected the possibility of help from Britain to end the conflict, saying: "We do not expect an arsonist to be a firefighter."
"To be frank, Britain has played a famously unconstructive role in our region on different issues for decades, some say for centuries … The problem with this government is that their shallow and immature rhetoric only highlights this tradition of bullying and hegemony."
Read more: Syrian president Assad accuses Britain of bullying tactics | World news | guardian.co.uk
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