During a debate in plenary session on Wednesday 26 October, MEPs criticised the weakness of the European Council vis-à-vis Russia, and particularly its actions in Syria. During the summit on 20 and 21 October, EU heads of state said they were prepared to consider all possible options against support for the Syrian regime, including support from Russia, if the atrocities were to continue, but did not openly mention the option of introducing extra sanctions or deciding to actually do...