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16Dec By SHOAHNo Comments
Russia

Boyko Borissov: Not only Russia Is to Blame for Syria, but the USA too

NOVANEWS Adelina Marini, Brussels The December European Council - Another Toxic EU Summit Bulgaria's resigned Prime Minister Boyko Borissov confirmed during the summit in Brussels that there are expectations for the sanctions against Russia to be silently extended due to the non-compliance with the Minsk agreements with Ukraine. Boyko Borissov warned that a very clear distinction must be made between the sanctions against Russia for the Ukraine and its role in Syria. On this topic he stated that it will become very unpleasant for Europe if the American president elect Donald Trump removes sanctions against Russia. One of the reasons, he explained, is that the EU will lose forever the Russian market, where American goods will slide in. In this sense, it would not be good for the EU t...
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6Dec By SHOAHNo Comments
Syria, UN

Russia, China Block UN Security Council Resolution on Aleppo Truce

NOVANEWS Posted by: Sammi Ibrahem,Sr   Russia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution which would have mandated a seven-day ceasefire in Syria’s Aleppo. On Monday, Russia stated that a truce would only permit the militants to regroup and that the subject requires further talks between Moscow and Washington. The resolution, drafted by New Zealand, Egypt and Spain, was also blocked by Venezuela, while Angola abstained from voting with the remaining 11 members voting in its favor. “These kinds of pauses have been used by fighters to reinforce their ammunition and to strengthen their positions and this will only worsen the suffering of civilians,” said Vitaly Churkin, Russia’s permanent envoy to the UN. “The draft resolution contradicts the work of the Council becaus...
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