Russia vetoes U.N. resolution to continue Syria chemical weapons investigation
2017-10-25 09:59:38 source：The Washington Post
October 24, 2017
Russia used its veto power on the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to block an extension of efforts by international inspectors to determine who was behind chemical weapons attacks that have killed scores of Syrian civilians.
Moscow’s veto decision was condemned by the United States, Britain and others as an attempt to shield the perpetrators from answering for the most controversial human rights abuses of Syria’s six-year-old war.
Western intelligence officials and U.N. investigators have blamed the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the attacks.
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