Many within the parties of the Right in the European Parliament spoke out on Wednesday 5 October to call for further EU sanctions against the Russian Federation after the bombings of the Syrian city of Aleppo by the Russian air force.
A great many, including S&D Group leader Gianni Pittella, said that “crimes against humanity” were being committed in Aleppo. It was, however, the European People’s Party (EPP) that was strongest in its attacks on Russia during the debate in Strasbourg...