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Why won't Donald Trump say "Radical Russian Extremist"?
Russia ready to veto UN measure on Aleppo observersUnited Nations (United States) (AFP) - Russia on Sunday warned it would use its veto to block a French-drafted resolution on sending UN observers to Aleppo, setting up yet another showdown with the West over the fate of the besieged Syrian city.
Moscow presented a rival draft resolution during a closed-door meeting of the Security Council that requests that the United Nations make "arrangements" to monitor the situation, according to the text seen by AFP.
But the Russian proposal makes no specific mention of sending observers to Aleppo, where the evacuation of civilians from the last rebel-held part of the city was set to resume on Sunday.
France and the United States have said they would be ready to call for an emergency special session of the General Assembly if Russia again blocks UN action on Syria.
Such a session, a rare occurence at the United Nations, would be aimed at declaring global condemnation of Russia's actions in Syria, although resolutions adopted by the General Assembly are non-binding.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-says-ready-veto-un-measure-aleppo-observers-160003395.html