The UN Security Council is due to meet in the coming hours for an emergency session to discuss the escalating violence in Syria, where air strikes have continued to pound rebel-held east Aleppo, killing dozens.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has described the bombing campaign as “chilling.”
Overnight, residents and a monitor reported heavy air raids on the besieged east of the city, which Syria’s army has pledged to retake.
The meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m. GMT, (6 p.m. in Israel).
The United States and its European allies said Saturday it was up to Moscow to save the truce.
“The burden is on Russia to prove it is willing and able to take extraordinary steps to salvage diplomatic efforts,” read a joint statement from Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the United States and European Union.
“Patience with Russia’s continued inability or unwillingness to adhere to its commitments is not unlimited,” the statement added.
— AFP
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