Russia Vetoes US Resolution to Set up Panel on Chemical Attack in Syria

Russia and the United States clashed at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday after Moscow vetoed a Washington-drafted resolution to set up a panel to identify the perpetrators of toxic gas attacks after chemical weapons were used in the rebel-held town of Douma in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta. It was the 12th time that Russia has used its veto power at the council to block action targeting its Syrian ally. The council voted two more times on draft texts put forward by Russia, but both measures failed to garner the nine votes required for adoption, laying bare divisions at the top UN

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