(BRUSSELS) — European Union leaders pledged early Friday to keep all options open to respond to any atrocities committed by President Bashar Assad’s regime and his Russian backers in Syria but stopped short of threatening Moscow with sanctions.
Despite strong rhetoric against Russia’s military actions in Syria, notably in aiding regime attacks on the besieged city of Aleppo, the leaders failed to agree on a tough joint statement sending a clear message to Moscow that it could face punitive measures.
As they debated ways to take a unified approach toward President Vladimir Putin, Russian warships steamed toward the English Channel on their …read more
Source: Time
