Intel: Russia, China holding UN ‘hostage’ on Syrian aid deliveries, US envoy says
Continued Russian and Chinese obstruction at the UN Security Council imperils the millions who depend on humanitarian aid in Syria, said US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft.
Continued Russian and Chinese obstruction at the UN Security Council imperils the millions who depend on humanitarian aid in Syria, said US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft.
Speaking at a virtual event hosted by the Hudson Institute Thursday, Craft lashed into Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s backers on the Security Council ahead of a key vote on vital aid deliveries into Syria.
“Russia and China are continuously holding the Council hostage on this,” she said. “It’s strictly because of their geopolitical interests, and I have to shine a light on it.”
In 2014, the Security Council set up four entry points for the UN and other agencies to deliver supplies to opposition areas without having to go through the Syrian government for permission. Then in January, faced with a veto threat from Russia and China, the UN Security Council voted to halve the number of official border crossings.
