A vote on extending the United Nations-led cross-border aid operation into war-torn Syria’s opposition-held northwestern region has been postponed to try to soften veto-wielder Russia’s stance in the U.N. Security Council, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.
Daily Sabah: UN vote on Syria cross-border aid postponed to soften Russian stance
A joint Russian-Turkish patrol advances in the countryside of the Syrian town of al-Jawadiyah, in the northeastern Hasakeh province, near the border with Turkey, on Dec. 24, 2020.