Russia, China block Syria sanctions
Published: 10:02 PM,Feb 28,2017 | EDITED : 09:04 PM,Apr 28,2024
UNITED NATIONS: Russia on Tuesday cast its seventh veto to protect the Syrian government from United Nations Security Council action, blocking a bid by Western powers to impose sanctions over accusations of chemical weapons attacks during the six-year Syrian conflict. China backed Russia and cast its sixth veto on Syria. Russia had said the vote on the resolution, drafted by France and Britain, would harm UN-led peace talks between the warring Syrian parties in Geneva, which began last week. — Reuters