By James Chapman PUBLISHED: 19:32 EST, 2 March 2014 | UPDATED: 08:10 EST, 3 March 2014 Conservatives suggested Mr Miliband¿s ¿appeasement¿ of Russia, a staunch ally of Bashar al Assad, had contributed to the current crisis Senior Tories last night prompted an angry row with Labour by claiming Ed Miliband’s vote against military action in Syria helped embolden Russia to invade part of Ukraine. Several prominent Conservatives suggested Mr Miliband’s ‘appeasement’ of Russia, a staunch ally of Syrian tyrant Bashar al Assad, had contributed to the current crisis. Treasury minister Sajid Javid, a close ally of Chancellor George Osborne, said there was a ‘direct link between Miliband’s cynical vote against [the] Syria motion and Russia’s actions on Ukraine’, adding that this made the Labour leader ‘completely unfit to lead Britain’.
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Tories say Miliband's 'appeasement' of Russia contributed to crisis
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Russia is a firm ally of Syrian tyrant Bashar al Assad
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'Look where Miliband's weakness had led us,' Nick Boles said
What we need is for all parties in Britain to put politics aside so we can find a swift solution to the crisis in Ukraine.’ Mr Miliband suggested diplomatic and economic sanctions offered the ‘best hope’ of persuading @placeholder to back down and ruled out backing western military action.