By doing so, Russia puts the Council, and, by extension, several other inter-governmental organisations, face to face with their responsibilities. By law, the Council should ask for corresponding proof of these assertions and pressure Turkey for explanations. In the event that Turkey should be found guilty, the Council would have to decide which sanctions should be adopted under chapter VII of the Charter, in other words, by resorting to force. From their side, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation would have to exclude this gangster-state from their ranks, while the European Union would have to halt Turkey's negotiations for membership.
Comment: Are the Saudis getting snippy with the US here? No honor among thieves apparently. It seems the Saudis saw the request by the US to drop oil prices to harm the Russian economy as an opportunity to clear the field of all competitors..
Obama reveals his idiocy and mendacity to NPR: Oil price strategy to destabilize Russia
There is reason to believe however, that strategy will backfire on both nations. A good deal of the U.S. "economic recovery" has been predicated on expensive fracking operations to recover low-grade oil. It only made sense when oil was hovering at $80/bl and above.
- One-third of US oil industry faces bankruptcy as oil prices fall to near $20
Saudi Arabia boasted above that it can still make a profit with oil at $20, yet its lavish financial support for the terrorist groups in Syria and around the world, plus its disastrous invasion of Yemen is draining the country's coffers at an alarming rate.- Syrian Foreign Ministry to UN Security Council: Turkey and Saudi Arabia are funding the terrorists - do something already!
- Own goal! Saudi Arabia braces for $39 BILLION deficit - Lines up austerity measures to balance budget
- Start preparing for the fall of the Saudi Kingdom
And Russia? Russia is having the last laugh