US Attempts to Force UNSC Resolution ‘a Desire to Legitimize Attack on Syria’
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Washington is trying to legitimize its missile attack on Syria by forcing a UN Security Council resolution, Russia's deputy foreign minister said.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The United States seeks to legitimize its attack on a Syrian military airfield late last week by forcing a UN Security Council resolution, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Wednesday.
"Attempts to push through the UN Security Resolution against this backdrop are nothing more than a desire to legitimize the attack," Ryabkov told reporters.
Russia could consider a version of the resolution on Wednesday that condemns Friday's US missile attack on the Sha'irat air base, he said.
"But since such an option is not proceeding, then there is nothing to talk about," Ryabkov stressed.
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