France led international criticism of Russia on Saturday for bombing civilians in Syria, a charge Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev rejected as major powers bickered openly just a day after they agreed a pause in combat in Syria.
The differences between the stakeholders in a Syria settlement highlighted their lingering divisions despite Friday’s “cessation of hostilities” agreement, which was not signed by any of the warring parties on the ground – government forces and the opposition – and does not take effect for a week.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, in a head-to-head debate with Medvedev at a security conference in Munich, …read more
Source: Antigua Observer
