Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria
Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution backed by 12 of the 15 member states that called for a ceasefire in Syria’s war-torn Idlib province. It was Russia’s 13th veto of a UN resolution since the Syrian conflict erupted in 2011, highlighting the Security Council’s impasse over the issue. The failed resolution said that all parties should cease hostilities “to avoid a further deterioration of the already catastrophic humanitarian situation in Idlib Governorate, beginning at noon Damascus time on 21 September.” But following two weeks of negotiations, Russia quashed the text after pressing unsuccessfully to include an exception for “anti-terrorist operations.”
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