Boris Johnson’s calls for protesters to mass outside the Russian embassy have been mocked by Russia’s ambassador to the UK as a “sign of the state of Britain’s Syria policy”, in his first public comments on the affair. The British foreign secretary said last week that he would “like to see” a protest against the mass aerial bombing raids by Syrian and Russian aircraft on rebel-held areas of Aleppo city. Writing in the Observer, the Russian ambassador, Alexander Yakovenko, is scathing about Johnson’s remarks, which he claims are a sign of the weakness of the UK’s position on the unfolding tragedy in Aleppo. Facebook Twitter Pinterest German chancellor Angela Merkel has raised concerns over Russia’s role in bombing civilians. “What does Jeremy Corbyn think are the benefits [of Milne] to the Labour party and not just himself?

Source: The Guardian October 15, 2016 19:41 UTC