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| Putin: ‘Inappropriate’ to introduce new sanctions against Syria govt | |
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| Russia considers it inappropriate to introduce new sanctions against Syria and will not support such a proposal, President Vladimir Putin has stated. | Russia considers it inappropriate to introduce new sanctions against Syria and will not support such a proposal, President Vladimir Putin has stated. |
| “As for sanctions against the Syrian leadership, I think the move is totally inappropriate now. It does not help, would not help the negotiation process. It would only hurt or undermine confidence during the process,” he said. | “As for sanctions against the Syrian leadership, I think the move is totally inappropriate now. It does not help, would not help the negotiation process. It would only hurt or undermine confidence during the process,” he said. |
| The UN Security Council will vote on Tuesday on a proposal by Western powers to ban the supply of helicopters to the Syrian government, and to blacklist Syrian military commanders over allegations of toxic gas attacks. | The UN Security Council will vote on Tuesday on a proposal by Western powers to ban the supply of helicopters to the Syrian government, and to blacklist Syrian military commanders over allegations of toxic gas attacks. |
| Russia had previously promised to veto the move. | Russia had previously promised to veto the move. |
| Meanwhile, a new round of UN-sponsored Syria peace talks between the warring sides kicked off in Geneva last week. Saying that he is not expecting a breakthrough, UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said he was nonetheless determined not to lose the momentum towards a resolution. | |
| READ MORE: New round of Syria talks kicks off in Geneva on back of Astana progress | |
| Although the liberation of the city of Aleppo and the loss of key territories by Islamist rebels have tipped the balance in the Syrian conflict, potential disagreements could arise over the opposition’s continued insistence that the fate of the Syrian government of President Bashar Assad be settled as a precondition – something that is not currently on the table. | |
| Russia announced that it has asked the Syrian government to halt all military operations for the duration of the talks, while other countries were expected to deliver the same message to the rebels. | |
| The last round of the Geneva talks was broken off nine months ago amid a sharp escalation in hostilities. |