Russia Says It's Against A Western-Backed UN Resolution On Syria's Humanitarian Crisis

[Purveyor]

UNITED NATIONS — Russia's United Nations ambassador says Moscow is against a U.N. Security Council resolution that would push for greater humanitarian access to Syria to deliver desperately needed aid.

Vitaly Churkin told a press briefing Wednesday that "hard, pragmatic and purposeful work is necessary" to resolve specific humanitarian issues — not a new council resolution which will almost certainly aim "to politicize the problem."

Council diplomats said they expect to circulate a Western and Arab-backed draft resolution this week after peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition failed to achieve any concrete results last week, especially on possible humanitarian aid convoys to besieged parts of Homs.

Churkin said the latest information he saw on Tuesday was that an agreement on aid to Homs "is about to happen."

http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/d0c3fd48a37449c3895bf6759efc935d/UN-UN-Russia-Syria/#.UvLYwdLYAWd

[dipsydoodle]

1. That's always been so - China too. Never any doubt.

Either or both would veto a resolution . Neither are prepared to risk another Mickey Mouse one like the Libya resolution.

This is s a simple case of cause and effect and the cause was the US. This situation is also known as "you can't have your cake.........."

[Purveyor]

2. I have this sneaking hunch that will we see a different Putin after Sochi. Just saying... eom