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The Moscow-proposed draft calls on all states to avoid "provocative rhetoric and inflammatory statements" that could further incite foreign interference in Syria's internal affairs, instead of promoting a political settlement to the conflict.
However, the US and French ambassadors to the UN both said that the Russian draft resolution had no future ahead of the closed-door session, Reuters reported. France's Francois Delattre also criticized Russia as a contributor to a "dangerous military escalation that could easily get out of control," according to AFP.
Meanwhile Samantha Power went a step further towards accusing Moscow of trying to "distract the world" with its Security Council resolution.
Comment: How rich! Russia has been the rare voice of sanity and has been actively attempting to bring an end to the debacle raging in Syria, in stark contrast to the US/NATO's ongoing support of terrorists plaguing the region.
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Russia's latest concerns are related to a dangerous escalation on the Syrian Turkish border amid Ankara's "announced plans to put boots on the ground in northern Syria," Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, said on Friday, adding that the situation in the region is worrying because Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) fighters are freely entering Syria.
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