The vitriol, at an emergency Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York, overshadowed any semblance of diplomacy. The most notable remark by Vitaly I. Churkin, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, was praise for Russia’s ally, the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad. She went on to say that the United States needed no reminders about the threat of terrorist groups. “It is barbarism.”She urged the Council to call out Russia for aiding Syrian warplanes as they bombard rebel-held areas in Syria. The United States has accused Russia of taking part in the bombing of the aid convoy last Monday, a charge Russia has denied.

Source: New York Times September 25, 2016 18:45 UTC