U.S. and allies increase pressure on Russia to keep humanitarian aid route into Syria open

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Bab al-Hawa, the crossing between Turkey and Syria that is the last authorized humanitarian corridor, is at risk of closing because Russia has threatened to veto an extension of a U.N. Security Council resolution that requires it to stay open.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and its allies on Wednesday ramped up the pressure on Russia to allow the continued operation of a critical humanitarian aid route into Syria weeks ahead of a critical deadline.

He said closing the corridor from Turkey when the current mandate expires on July 10 would result in"devastating consequences.Ramesh Rajasingham, the U.N.'s humanitarian relief coordinator, said closing the corridor would be"catastrophic." That led administration officials to hope Putin might see the issue as a way to build bridges with the U.S. president, according to people familiar with the situation, should the Russian leader persuade Assad to go along.

That is a non-starter for the U.S, Great Britain and France, who say Assad would never let the aid reach the refugees, whom he considers rebels and has repeatedly bombed from their homes. One possibility is that Russia would insist on lifting sanctions on Syria as the price for continuing to permit U.N. aid deliveries.

"Millions of people will have reduced access to clean water, medical supplies and of course, vaccines," she said."They are terrified that is the choice this council will make. Tragically, their fears are not unfounded because that is exactly what this council has done to them before." She noted that there used to be four crossings for humanitarian aid into Syria, not just one.

Two people familiar with the situation told NBC News that it is not clear whether Moscow has conveyed new instructions to its U.N. diplomat since the Geneva summit, hoping there is still a chance for Russia to back down before the border crossing is set to close on July 10.

 

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The UN is a useless debate club.

We need to burn their poppy fields and eliminate the 'Taliban's and American drug Oligarchs cash crop.

Not any different from making a border with MEXICO

This could be a problem. A problem that needs to be worked out diplomatically.

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