Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said an embargo on arms supplies to Syria is out of the question
– along with any resolution that could threaten to aggravate conflict in the country.
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Churkin, speaking to journalists via video link, spoke out strongly against a possible arms embargo on Syria,
citing some countries’ refusal to condemn the armed groups operating there,
and the continued risk of weapons supplies reaching these groups despite any ban.
When most nations talk about sovereignty, they seem to think that “sovereignty is good for friends”
while “compliance is good for enemies,”
believes Benjamin Barber, a senior fellow at the American think-tank Demos.