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Russia rules out opening second Syria border crossing for aid

Russia's UN ambassador said his government is still considering whether or not to veto the UN's mandate for Syria's last remaining aid crossing.
Vassily Nebenzia

Russia’s UN ambassador on Wednesday said a proposal to open of additional border crossings for humanitarian aid into opposition-held areas of Syria, calling the idea a “nonstarter.”

Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia’s comments came as the UN Security Council considers a draft resolution that would allow aid deliveries to continue at Bab al-Hawa, on Syria’s border with Turkey, and open another site on Iraq’s border to aid.

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