Russia, China Oppose Syria Intervention
Source: Wall Street Journal
Russia and China reiterated their opposition Wednesday to military intervention in Syria after an attack last week on more than 100 civilians provoked global outrage.
The comments came after French President François Hollande said Tuesday that military intervention would not be ruled out provided it was backed by the Security Council.
However, Russia said Wednesday it was still satisfied that a nonbinding U.N. Security Council statement Sunday was a "strong enough signal to Syria," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said, according to Interfax.
"We believe consideration in the Security Council of any new measures to influence the situation now would be premature," Mr. Gatilov added.
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