World powers last week put called for immediate humanitarian access throughout Syria and a ceasefire to begin within a week, which would not include Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front or the Islamic State (IS) group.
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Western powers and Syrian opposition groups say Russian Federation is bombing civilians and undermining any prospects for peace – accusations that Russian Federation denies.
“The President reiterated the importance of quickly reaching agreement on the modalities for elections in eastern Ukraine that comply with OSCE standards”, the White House statement said.
He is expected to meet with officials Tuesday to discuss the latest developments in the war-torn country and his efforts to restart peace talks in Geneva by the end of the month. “One could go as far as to say that we have slid back to a new Cold War”, Medvedev said.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu blamed Russian Federation for the strikes in Azaz, which is close to the Turkish border, claiming Moscow had targeted the complex with ballistic missiles fired from the Caspian Sea.
“She is supported by Foreign Minister Steinmeier, the German foreign intelligence service – BND, and other high ranking government responsible forces”, Opperskalski noted, stressing that some see it as part of the “anti-Russian campaign”.
It will depend on “whether the Russians are prepared to use their influence” to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad the Independent quotes him as saying on The Andrew Marr Show.
“Attacks against facilities in Syria by the regime or its supporters are unacceptable and must stop immediately”, Ayrault said.
Merkel also dismissed the idea of a border fence between Greece and Macedonia to halt refugees.
In response to a question from CNN’s Barbara Starr, spokesman Peter Cook said the USA would take action if a violation were observed.
U.S. Senator John McCain said he did not view the deal as a breakthrough.
“Let’s be clear about what this agreement does: it permits the assault on Aleppo to continue for another week”.
“We will assess the cessation of hostilities and whether or not the parties have agreed to it, and we will adjust accordingly”, Cook said.
“Mr Putin is not interested in being our partner”. He wants to shore up the Assad regime. The charity said an affiliated hospital was bombed in Dara’a province in southern Syria on February 9.
The United States is coming under increasingly bitter criticism for its perceived lack of leadership over Syria as the country’s brutal civil conflict heads toward new levels of intensity.
As the fighting continued, the Syrian army urged citizens in Deraa province, the Ghouta area east of Damascus, and in rural districts east of Aleppo to quickly seek “reconciliation” with the government.
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The Alliance’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg stressed that North Atlantic Treaty Organisation will leave the issue of enforcing a potential no-fly zone over Syria to the USA anti-IS coalition.
