DISINFO: EU supports terrorists and not the sovereignty of Syria
SUMMARY
The European Union supports terrorist groups… this is contrary to all the protocols signed between countries and the United Nations Charter.
Europe has not taken any steps towards preserving the unity and sovereignty of Syria.
RESPONSE
No evidence is given to support this unfounded theory, which can also be considered as a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Syria and the nature of EU sanctions implemented on this country.
On 27 May 2013, the Council of the EU adopted conclusions in which it condemned the violence and the continued widespread and systematic gross violations of human rights in Syria, which resulted into more restrictive measures against Syria on 31 May 2013, while the sanctions that were imposed on 9 May 2011 were extended in May 2020.
EU sanctions on Syria are targeted at individuals and entities who ordered or carried out attacks and torture against their own people, made or used chemical weapons, built their personal fortune thanks to the war, to pressure to 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, which clearly states that: "The EU is committed to the unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of the Syrian State."
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