Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said today that he was willing to meet with his American counterpart to discuss humanitarian aid deliveries through Turkey to Syria. He emphasized that the decision was not a signal of a formal antitrust inquiry into Iraq, but rather that it was a “bargaining chip” for the Ukraine war.
The US ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday that he intended to meet with King Nebenzia soon to begin talks, noting that he would not allow Moscow to use humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria as a “negotiating paper” for Ukraine.
“It’s a little strange that it warns us in advance that we should not use it as a lever,” Nebenzia told reporters, adding: “We can also reverse it (the warning).”
Nebenzia and Thomas Greenfield had little contact outside the UN Security Council following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
“He can meet me at any time, I’m not in hiding,” said Vassily Nebenzia.
Security Council directive allowing aid to be delivered to northwestern Syria via Turkey expires on July 10th. But Moscow, an ally of Damascus, has spoken out against renewing the operation, saying it violates Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and that more aid must be delivered from inside the country.
“It does not work the way we want it to,” Nebenzia said, adding that Russia does not think enough has been done to get more aid to the border from inside Syria. “Who’s to blame? That’s a good question,” said the Russian ambassador to the UN.
The United Nations has said four humanitarian aid convoys have been deployed in northwestern Syria from within the country, but says they are not enough to replace cross-border operations.
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