Without waiting for the announcement and signalling its intent to use its veto, Russia announced late Thursday that it had circulated a new resolution which would authorize just one crossing from Turkey for a year
Diplomats said the 15 Security Council members have been discussing a possible compromise and would shortly hold a closed meeting to discuss a possible way ahead.Germany and Belgium said in a joint statement after the vote that they remain committed to reaching a solution to ensure the “critical lifeline” to “millions of people in dire need of cross-border assistance in Syria.”
A series of tweets from Russia’s deputy UN ambassador Dmitry Polyansky Thursday night announced the new Russian resolution and urged Western support. The Russian-drafted resolution would only authorize cross-border deliveries through the Bab al-Hawa crossing, for a year.Germany’s UN ambassador, Christoph Heusgen, said Wednesday that while the Bab Al-Hawa crossing is used to deliver aid to Idlib province, the Bab al-Salam crossing reaches the region north of Aleppo, where an additional 300,000 Syrians displaced by the last offensive are now sheltering.
“If they block our compromise proposal they will be responsible for the consequences,” the Russian envoy warned.U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft has accused Russia and China of “breathtaking callousness and dishonesty” and distorting the realities on the ground.
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