Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi talks to the media as he leaves a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, on October 21, 2016. Photo: Reuters
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders condemned Russia on Friday for its bombing of civilians in Syria’s besieged city of Aleppo but faced resistance from Italy to impose new sanctions against Moscow over the atrocities.
Horrified by Russian air strikes on hospitals and an aid convoy that have killed hundreds of civilians including children, Britain, France and Germany want maximum pressure on Moscow to stop its assault on rebels in eastern Aleppo.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, whose country …read more
Source: The Himalayan Times
