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China and Russia launch misleading campaign to urge lifting of sanctions against Syrian regime to fight COVID-19

In a misleading campaign led by China and Russia to support the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, a number of countries urged U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday, March 26, to request the immediate and complete lifting of sanctions imposed mainly by the U.S. and E.U. on the Assad regime, claiming that the sanctions are thwarting the regime’s efforts to counter the COVID-19 pandemic.

We at The Day After are surprised at these allegations, as these sanctions have never been an obstacle, especially for Russia and Iran, to provide the Assad regime with all manners of weapons, warplanes, missiles and militias, which have led to the deaths of twice as many Syrians as deaths caused by COVID-19 worldwide. Read the full statement.