Russian Ambassador tells the Security Council the Syrian regime has displayed "enviable restraint" in response to events in #Syria.
Near half million dead, some 12 million displaced and refugees- that's some rewrite of the meaning of "admirable restraint"
More by Amb Power:
- #Russia is not countering-terror, it’s practicing barbarity
- One thing is certain, #Moscow does not tell the truth.
British ambassador to UN: "In Short it is difficult to deny that Russia is partnering with the Syria regime to carry out war crimes
Samantha Power
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What #Russia is sponsoring and doing in #Aleppo is not counter-terrorism. It is barbarism.
The agreement has been torn to shreds by the large-scale attack on eastern Aleppo, Senegal says.
Samantha Power
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Instead of pursuing peace, Russia & Assad make war, attacking aid workers, civilian families, and the first responders trying to save lives
Uruguay
"It is none other than a massacre. That's what it means to drop bombs on the civilian population, to drop bombs on medical facilities."
Russian U.N. ambassador: peace in Syria 'is almost an impossible task now
http://www.
reuters.com/article/idUSKCN11V0O4#
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British ambassador to UN: #Russia partnering with Syrian govt to commit war crimes.
http://news.sky.com/story/rebels-say...fies-10592957#
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