US sanctions blocking entry of direly needed Russian fertilizers to earthquake hit Syria, US loots 34 tankers of Syria oil over border to base in Iraq

Al Mayadeen
Tue, 28 Feb 2023 23:35 UTC

Lattakia Port

Russia is expecting that the US takes the necessary steps to unblock the flow of fertilizers to the country since the majority of Syrian agricultural lands are under US occupation, the official noted.

The Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy said on Tuesday that humanitarian efforts to deliver direly needed Russian fertilizers to Syria have been hindered by US-led sanctions on the country.

"Because of the American Caeser Act, even with the UN's efforts in Damascus, humanitarian supplies of Russian fertilizer can't be carried out from fertilizers that are impounded in EU ports," Polyanskiy said before the Security Council members.

Russia is expecting the US takes the necessary steps to unblock the flow of fertilizers to the country since the majority of Syrian agricultural lands are under US occupation, the official noted.

Earlier in the day, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen met in Moscow to discuss matters related to mobilizing international aid to Damascus and assist it with the required efforts to deal with the aftermath of the recent powerful earthquake.

Lavrov stressed the necessity to coordinate efforts of the UN specialized agencies with Damascus to ensure that Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity are not violated and that the principles for humanitarian coordination in accordance with the UN General Assembly's resolution 46/182 are respected.

The death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey has amounted to more than 50,000 deaths: 5,951 in Syria and 44,374 in Turkey.

Comment: SANA reports on the relentless theft of Syria's oil:

The US occupation forces have continued to loot Syrian oil as a number of tankers loaded with stolen oil have departed from Syrian territory over the past hours heading to the Iraqi territory.

Local sources from al-Yarubiya countryside told SANA reporter that the US occupation forces stole a new quantity of oil from the fields of al -Jazeera and the eastern region of the country and transferred it by 34 tankers to its bases in Iraq through the al-Mahmoudiya illegal crossing to the far eastern countryside of Hasaka on the Iraqi border.

Meanwhile US ally Israel not only continues to bomb earthquake racked Syria, but it's also threatening to bomb any Iranian aid that might try to make its way to the country.