Boris Johnson ‘dismayed’ by Russia’s UN Syria veto

‘Boris Johnson has said he is “dismayed” at Russia’s veto of a UN resolution condemning the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The foreign secretary urged the country to stop acting “as a lifeline for Assad’s murderous regime”. World leaders had wanted an investigation into the chemical attack in Idlib last week, which prompted a retaliatory US missile strike. But Russia, an ally of Syria, used its powers in the UN to block it.
The attack on the town of Khan Sheikhoun last Tuesday left 89 people dead and hundreds injured. The US and its allies blamed the Syrian government, and two days later the US fired 59 cruise missiles at Syria’s Shayrat airbase in response.‘
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