BRUSSELS: European Union leaders piled pressure on Russia on Thursday, urging the Kremlin to protect civilians in Syria while taking steps to save a historic cooperation pact with Ukraine and extending sanctions against Moscow.
At the final summit of one of the most turbulent years in the EU’s six-decade history, the bloc’s 28 leaders also discussed preparations for Britain to become the first nation to leave the bloc.
EU President Donald Tusk said they had agreed to push Syria, Russia and Iran using “all diplomatic means necessary” to open humanitarian corridors under international supervision for civilians in Aleppo.
But after a meeting in …read more
Source: The Manila Times
