WASHINGTON — Western countries are presenting a high-stakes ultimatum to Russia: Allow regime-change in Syria and cut loose Bashar Assad, or remain a pariah moored on the fringes of the international community.
Different U.S. allies articulated different versions of that warning Tuesday, including Canada. During a G7 meeting in Italy, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland urged Russia to seize the moment as a chance to break with Assad.
The twin events of a horrific chemical attack on Syrian civilians, combined with U.S. airstrikes, had created new momentum in pursuing a long-term political solution to the Syrian civil war, Freeland said.
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Source: National Newswatch
