Russia angrily accused the United Nations’ aid chief of bias and arrogance on Wednesday after he told the Security Council that Aleppo had become a “kill zone” under Russian and Syrian bombs. Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said the United Nations should provide evidence that Russia is conducting aerial bombardments since ...
Russia said on Tuesday it would extend a moratorium on air strikes on Syria’s Aleppo into a ninth day. Defence ministry spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said Russian and Syrian planes had not even approached, let alone bombed, the devastated city since last Tuesday when Russia suspended air strikes ahead of ...
