Kremlin Defends Its Veto at UN on Syria

VOA Monday 6th February, 2012

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is sharply criticizing the U.N. Security Council for its handling of a controversial resolution on Syria, which Russia and China blocked by using their veto power. Lavrov says the resolution should not have come to a vote before his visit to Damascus, which begins Tuesday. The Russian foreign minister says Rus...

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