DISINFO: EU wants to disqualify the Syrian people
SUMMARY
Western [EU] actions against Syria come from outside the international legitimacy, which practically confirms the West’s regression of logic from international law and the umbrella of international legitimacy.
The lack of recognition by the West of the Syrian constitutional entitlements, and its endeavour to impede it according to its own perspective of governance practically means the political disqualification of the Syrian people, and the attempt to place it within a system of guardianship over its political future in a way that mimics what has been done at the time of direct colonialism, but with new tools and approaches, while the will of dominance remains the same.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the Syrian war and belligerent intentions of the West against Syria.
The EU and US sanctions do not target the Syrian population but specific individuals and entities who are involved with a political regime that has committed war crimes. Check the European External Action Service explanatory video on Syrian sanctions video for further details.
The sanctions comply with all obligations under international law, in particular international refugee law, international humanitarian law, and international human rights law.
The goal of these measures is not to destroy Syria or wage an economic war, but to put pressure on the Syrian regime to halt its repression and negotiate a lasting political settlement of the Syrian crisis in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2254 under UN auspices. They are part and parcel of the EU’s wider approach to the Syria crisis, as outlined in the EU strategy on Syria.
The EU made it clear in its latest statement of the 10 year anniversary of the conflict that it “would be prepared to support free and fair elections in Syria in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2254 and under supervision of the UN, to the satisfaction of the governance and to the highest international standards of transparency and accountability, with all Syrians, including members of the diaspora, eligible to participate”.
EU emphasized that it cannot and will not look away as the future of Syria and its people are held hostage to conflict.
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