It will be impossible to back an easing of sanctions on Ukraine in the current context," said one EU foreign minister. France says the Aleppo attacks amount to war crimes and wants Syria and Russia investigated. EU and NATO officials on Monday said the Ukraine sanctions on Russia should be kept in place. The bloc's main economic sanctions against Russia over Ukraine are now in place until the end of January. Some countries were reluctant to impose sanctions on Russia because of their dependency Russian gas, he added.

Source: The Star October 11, 2016 09:07 UTC