Chemical weapons: USA denounces sanctions against Russian companies

Russia must feel the consequences for its protection of the Assad regime, says UN Ambassador Haley. In London, top officials discussed the situation in Syria.

Chemical weapons: USA denounces sanctions against Russian companies

United States Ambassador Nikki Haley has announced new sanctions in her country against Russia. It will be about penalties against companies that produce products linked to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or use of chemical weapons, said Haley in an interview with CBS.

Russia had to feel consequences for its protection of Assad regime, politician founded measure. Haley pointed out that Russia had six times vetoed resolutions of World Council on Chemical Weapons. The new sanctions will be announced on Monday by US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in detail.

The United States, Britain and France had attacked three targets in Syria on Saturday night to serve as research, production and storage facilities for chemical weapons. The military strike should be a retaliation for a suspected poison gas attack on City Duma on 7 April, for which three states blame Assad regime.

Talks in London

The US and its allies were threatened with furr attacks, should it again come to poison gas attacks. Russia's head of state Vladimir Putin warned that this would "inevitably cause chaos in international relations." Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Ruhani condemned Western military strike as "illegal action."

Meanwhile, voices are multiplying, which are again calling for intensified dialogue in Syria conflict. Thus, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurzzur called for resumption of Syrian peace talks. DerKonflikt could not be solved militarily, said briefly. Therefore, all responsible actors would have to continue negotiations that 2015 in Vienna had given. At that time, 20unterschiedliche groups were involved.

According to German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD), high officials from Great Britain, France, Germany and United States consulted in London. On Monday, foreign ministers of European Union should look at question of how things could go on in Syria. "And we would like to make a few suggestions as well," said Maas in broadcast report from Berlin of ARD.

The United States, France and United Kingdom also proposed a new draft resolution in UN Security Council. Among or things, y call for an independent investigation of poison gas accusations and call on Syrian leadership to participate constructively in peace negotiations. Germany also advocated a strengning of diplomatic efforts.

Date Of Update: 16 April 2018, 12:02
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