“We will supply the S-300 to Syria?- The president said this. We do not have any moral obligations now” – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said while interviewed by RIA Novosti Agency. “We had moral obligations, we promised not to do this until about 10 years ago, in my opinion, at the request of our…
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Batten: West bombing Syria is mess
Gerard BATTEN MEP (UK, UKIP) challenges EU foreign policy, opposing the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini support of bombing Damascus based on allegations, in absence of the UN mandate, and OPCW experts report. MEP BATTEN also questions common sense of bombing Syria, while President Bashar Al-Assad is fighting Islamic State terrorists. “Federica Mogherini lives in…
Zimmer MEP: Macron’s power politics has no place in 21 century
Gabi ZIMMER MEP shares her impressions on President Emmanuel Macron debate in EP Plenary Strasbourg (17/04/2018). Keeping critical eye on French President’s calls and promises, she ZIMMER agues one can not enhance democracy on European scale, without respecting it at home. Recent events in France, when President Macron jointed US and UK bombing of #Syria…
Mogherini: re-launch of UN political process for Syria
“I would like to start from the first one that will be the main highlight of the day: Syria. We will adopt Council Conclusions; we will reiterate our common position that I stated on behalf of the 28 Member States in the last couple of days, especially on the use of chemical weapons and our reaction to that. But…
US to impose new sanctions on Russia
The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, told CBS TV channel’ “Face the Nation” program that the United States would announce new economic sanctions on Russia as early as Monday, April 16, aimed at companies “that were dealing with equipment” related to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s alleged chemical weapons use. TOMORROW: @nikkihaley talks…
EU condemns “chemical attack” in Douma
“The European Union reiterates its strongest condemnation of the repeated use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime, as confirmed by the OPCW/UN Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) and as reported continuously in recent months in Eastern Ghouta and other areas in Syria, including the most recent reports of a devastating chemical attack on Douma” – declaration by…
Russia rethinks its decision to deny Syria C-300
The full text of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) statement on situation in Syria: Gen.Sergey Rudskoy (Сергей Рудской) #Руцкой #Rudskoy, the head of the Operational HQ: “On April 4, between 3:42 and 5:10 (Moscow time) on military and civilian installations of the Syrian Arab Republic, air and sea carriers of the United States and…
Putin condemns “aggression” against sovereign state
The US and its allies struck civil and military facilities in Syria, violating the UN Charter and international law, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, responding to the American-French-British missile strikes of Syria, namely the capital Damascus. https://twitter.com/tassagency_en/status/985079905523322880 Washington launched “an aggression against a sovereign state which is at the forefront of the fight against terrorism,” the statement…
US strikes Syria without UN mandate
The images have emerged on social media showing the presumed results of the strikes of Damascus by the US, and allies. Syrian state TV reported that Syria’s missile defenses shot down 13 missiles south of the capital. US official says tonight's strikes targeted three sites: – A scientific research center in Damascus – A chemical…
Merkel rejects military action against Assad
Chancellor Angela Merkel revealed Germany’s position on Syria crisis, explaining that Germany stood ready to assist its allies, but militarily. Chancellor Angela Merkel's rejection of a Syrian deployment is the latest instance of Berlin's reluctance to get involved in foreign military missions, a tradition rooted in history https://t.co/YSiAJ97iz2 pic.twitter.com/PB2fzxA8EE — DW News (@dwnews) April 12,…
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