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Russia’s veto saved us from another Iraq or Libya, says Syrian UN ambassador
Meanwhile, Nato foreign ministers debate increased weapons spending as police investigate the bloc’s purchases of military equipment
RUSSIA’S refusal to allow an open-ended investigation into the Khan Sheikhoun chemical weapons attack on US terms has prevented a repetition of wars that tore Iraq and Libya apart, Syria’s UN ambassador has claimed.
Russia used its veto power to block a resolution seeking to extend the probe into claims that Syria’s military carried out the April 4 attack, which killed around 100 people.
US President Donald Trump ordered a huge — but ineffective — cruise missile attack on a Syrian air base following the massacre, which Russia and Syria say was a false-flag attack by extremists.
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