On Friday 23 February, European Council President Donald Tusk called for a ceasefire in and humanitarian access to Eastern Ghouta, Syria, which has been under constant bombing for several days by Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
“The Assad regime is brutally attacking innocent men, women and children. Its backers, Russia and Iran, are allowing this to happen. We urge them to stop this violence”, Tusk stressed after the informal summit meeting. “The EU calls for an immediate ceasefire,...