Russia has vetoed a French resolution on Syria at the UN Security Council. The document was submitted by Paris a week ago and is countered by a Russian draft resolution still to be voted on. In his statement, the Russian envoy to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said that all of ...
International tensions over situation in Syria make the visit of UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura currently impossible, Ramez Tarjaman, Syria’s information minister, told Sputnik on Friday. “De Mistura’s visit is linked to international context. Currently there is much fuss over the situation in Syria. Moscow’s and Washington’s ...
