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EU needs 'firmness and dialogue' with Russia
By EUobserver
Foreign relations chief Federica Mogherini said on Thursday in Brussels that the EU needed "a balance of firmness and dialogue" with Russia on Syria. She said the EU would focus on "making sure diplomatic channels remain open to ... reach the people who are wounded and dying" from Russian and Syrian air strikes in Aleppo. Czech, Swedish, and German leaders spoke of imposing sanctions for what Germany called "inhumane" actions.