Russia rules out opening second Syria border crossing for aid
Russia's UN ambassador said his government is still considering whether or not to veto the UN's mandate for Syria's last remaining aid crossing.
Russia’s UN ambassador on Wednesday said a proposal to open of additional border crossings for humanitarian aid into opposition-held areas of Syria, calling the idea a “nonstarter.”
Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia’s comments came as the UN Security Council considers a draft resolution that would allow aid deliveries to continue at Bab al-Hawa, on Syria’s border with Turkey, and open another site on Iraq’s border to aid.
The draft, put forth by Ireland and Norway, has the support of the United States.
Western officials are hoping to renew the UN’s mandate to deliver cross-border aid from the Bab al-Hawa crossing with Turkey into Syria.
