Syria's HNC urges EU sanctions to push Russia onto peace track

GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria's main opposition group said on Monday the European Union should impose targeted sanctions on Russian companies supporting the war in Syria as it sought to consolidate its position before a potential new round of peace talks in Geneva next month.

"We are looking at more targeted sanctions (against) companies...involved in arms shipments, the ones that are taking part in some of the indiscriminate bombing that is taking place. This is what we are calling for," Basma Kodmani, a negotiator for the opposition High Negotiations Committee, told Reuters.