A vote on the corridor will take place at the UN Security Council in July.
Russia can use the only humanitarian corridor left in Syria on the border with Turkey Bab Al-Hawa as a “bargaining chip” in opposition to the West over sanctions over the war in Ukraine. Western diplomats report such fears The New York Times .
If this rubber corridor is closed, thousands of Syrians will leave the country, which will exacerbate the refugee crisis in Europe, which is already called the biggest since World War II.
< span style = "font-weight: 400;">Russia could use the July vote on the UN Security Council corridor to make concessions from the West, including easing sanctions. Three foreign diplomats told NYT about such hints from Moscow.
According to diplomats, Russia may try to put pressure on countries whose may be directly affected by a new wave of refugees from Syria, and receive assistance from these countries in circumventing sanctions.
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A number of Security Council countries, including the United States, are going to send Moscow a “clear signal” calling not close the route through Bab Al Hawa. However, there are no guarantees that he will be heeded, said one senior US diplomat. CNN reports, Russia has twice brought grain stolen from Syria from occupied Ukrainian ports.
