"If we say today 'we want a no-fly zone,'" Borrell said, “the problem is not what we want, the problem is what we can do.”
"..we don't have the capacity of establishing a no-fly zone in Syria."
True for the EU (Brussels) but not for Europe.
politico.eu/article/no-fly…
"..we don't have the capacity of establishing a no-fly zone in Syria."
True for the EU (Brussels) but not for Europe.
politico.eu/article/no-fly…
"Borrell noted that the EU could mobilize its resources in the U.N. to try to bring about a no-fly zone. But France, with a permanent seat and the military capability to play a serious role in policing such a zone, has refrained from offering public backing for the proposal."
"French officials privately dismiss the idea of a no-fly zone, which they say would have no real military benefits and quickly lead to a military confrontation with Russia. Macron has made improving relations with Russia a central plank of his foreign policy."
"In Paris, an Elysée official called the war in Syria "the tragedy of the beginning of the 21st century." But France says the only material contribution it can provide to help ease the suffering is humanitarian aid."
"Beyond a desire to avoid a confrontation with Russia, French officials explain their reluctance to play a greater military role Syria by citing grievances with Turkey, the likely beneficiary of any move that would curtail Russian and Syrian government forces."
"By turning down more coercive options today, the Europeans are setting themselves up for more instability, more refugee flows in the future," said @emile_hokayem
"It’s very likely that after this Turkey-Russia deal the Europeans will go on holiday, not seek to build or to shore up the Turkish position but let out a sigh of relief and then move on until the next crisis."
