Russia Vetoes UN Bid To Establish A Syrian Chemical Weapons Probe

The UN Security Council meets on Syria in New York, US on April 9, 2018. © Brendan McDermid / Reuters

Reuters: Russia vetoes new panel to probe Syrian chemical weapons use

Russia on Tuesday rejected a measure in the United Nations Security Council that would have created a new investigative body to examine suspected chemical weapons attacks in Syria.

The U.S.-led resolution, vetoed by Russia's U.N. envoy, would have condemned the use of chemical weapons and established a panel to determine responsibility for their alleged use in Syria.

The veto from Russia was largely expected. Vassily Nebenzia, the Russian ambassador to the U.N., said a day earlier that the resolution contained "some unacceptable elements."

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