With France, Germany and Britain urging action, EU leaders will discuss pursuing new sanctions against supporters of the Syrian government — a thinly veiled reference to Russia, which has carried out devastating air strikes against rebels seeking to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad.
The push for new sanctions at the EU’s autumn summit is a gamble, and it will not be clear if there is the required unanimous support until the 28 leaders discuss them Thursday night during dinner. That conversation was supposed to be about long-term policy, but many EU leaders are deeply outraged over the suffering of civilian victims in …read more
Source: European Voice
