Russian Envoy Pleads With U.S. Not To Strike Syria Amid Deadlock At UN

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Russian Envoy Pleads With U.S. Not To Strike Syria Amid Deadlock At UN

Russia's UN ambassador pleaded with the United States not to stage a military strike against Syria after the UN Security Council deadlocked over proposals responding to a suspected chemical weapons attack outside Damascus.

Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya's plea late on April 10 came after the council defeated competing U.S. and Russian plans to investigate the attack in Douma on April 7, which killed at least 40 people, and amid growing signs that a U.S. air strike could be imminent.

Reuters and TASS reported late on April 10 that the pan-European air traffic control agency is warning airlines to exercise caution in the eastern Mediterranean "due to the possible launch of air strikes into Syria with air-to-ground and/or cruise missiles within the next 72 hours."

Read more at: https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-un-envoy-nebenzya-pleads-us-not-military-strike-syria-amid-deadlock-suspected-chemical-attack-douma/29158183.html