Russia slams EU sanctions against Syrian oil

"... "We have always said that unilateral sanctions will do no good. This destroys a partnership approach to any crisis," Mr Lavrov was quoted as telling journalists at a regional summit in Dushanbe.
"We are against unilateral sanctions. Sanctions rarely solve anything in general."
Moscow has consistently opposed Western calls for sanctions on Syria and, along with China, has boycotted UN Security Council talks on a proposal to impose sanctions on Assad, instead calling on him to implement reforms...."