Russia, China block U.N. sanctions on Syria over gas attacks

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters



Tue Feb 28, 2017 | 12:57pm EST

By Michelle Nichols | 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, Britain and the United States, would harm U.N.-led peace talks between the warring Syrian parties in Geneva, which began last week.

Nine council members voted in favor, Bolivia voted against, while Egypt, Ethiopia and Kazakhstan abstained. A resolution needs nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the United States, France, Russia, Britain or China to be adopted.

Russian President Vladimir Putin described the draft resolution on Tuesday as "totally inappropriate."

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-chemicalweapons-idUSKBN167232

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1. Where's drumpf's indignation about this?

Oh, it's Pootie, so it's OK, even though he's going against drumpfs own government's actions. Drumpf loves Pootie more than he does the US.