Russia and China vetoed a new U.N. Security Council resolution Thursday that would have imposed new sanctions on the Syrian regime.
Western countries have been pushing for a resolution that threatens sanctions against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad if government forces don't stop attacks.
However, Russia has opposed any international effort that would blame, punish or change the leadership of the Syrian government. Russia and China have vetoed two previous draft resolutions in the U.N. Security Council, leading to accusations that Russia is protecting the Syrian regime.
The resolution also calls for renewing the 300-member U.N. observer mission for 45 days after it was suspended because of violence.
Russia has put forward its own draft, which "strongly urges all parties in Syria to cease immediately all armed violence in all its forms."
U.S. President Barack Obama called his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to discuss the Syrian situation, the White House said in a statement Wednesday.
"They noted the differences our governments have had on Syria, but agreed to have their teams continue to work toward a solution," it said.
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It's time to make a stand against the zi0nist beast and their illegal sanctions.
UN is absolutely useless organisation. It must be replaced with another one, with membership restricted to democratic countries only.
What gives us the right to decide to remove the Assad regime?
Typical Imperialistic thinking... if we don't like you, then we will remove you and prop up someone we like.
But this is 21st century so we won't fight a war, but do it through UN.
Let's face it, the US and the Europeans are ust as dirty as the Russians and Chinese.
We're not imperialists. We are not an empire, we are a democracy. Children continue to die in Syria and many other places in the world-due to government. It is our responsibility-along with every other free nation, to protect the basic human rights of any person in the world. If we have to blow up the death star to free the galaxy, then so be it.
Understand that the people in charge right now want a world war 3.
Russia and China are drawing a line in the sand in Syria. If the West so much as light a birthday candle in Iran...it's WW3.
I agree and guess what its going to happen soon WW3 another draft here we come!
OK then its on. Otherwise it will just be anotehr occassion for the US to bow down to foreign influence, like obama has done at every chance he gets.
When is America going to wake up and realize that Russia and China are our ENEMIES ?
Nothing has changed since the cold way. These two hypocritical countries have just abandoned communism.
Sigh....
When are people going to realize that the western involvement of removing ME heads of state has NEVER worked, has only gotten Americans ki lled and has only furthered the agendas of the warmongering profiteers who have a vested interest in putting in someone who "plays ball" with western policy makers. We have only the whole history of the middle east region to make my point.
Jimmie- I agree, anyone who thinks Russia or China is a friend to the USA is very naive.
@Ancient -your Gov. Perry has told the Obama administration he will not take the medicaid for the 25% of the people in your state that does not have insurance?
@TEXAN,the best thing to come out of Texas is an empty bus and leaving that jerk Perry there..China and Russia are a pair of countries nobody would miss,its obvious that they don't realize who really has the economic power,do they,we could easily make Chinas economy crash just telling your top department stores not to sell their Chinese junk of face large fines that would wake up both as they really depend on us more you think..
Hello from Russia!
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WW3 will never happen, because it will benefit the poor. Trust me the last thing America wants is a bunch of Americans telling the truth
Youre so funny and probably british or french, or like a 14 year old girl because you hate US so much and have no reason or reliable education on teh matters of which you speak.
America stinks, and has been since D1 of slavery
LOL!! You do realize that there have been more whites held in slavery then black skinned people in teh world. And that EVERY COuntry has had some type of slavery and endentured servitude at one time or another? Read a book or leave the discussion to the grownups.
hopefully WW3 doesn't start. If it does we must save the Assyrian people their stuck in the middle of this conflict and the Syrian people are getting killed, stop this madness! innocence is being destroyed!
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So many paranoid loser in America. Russia and China is saving the developing world from US funded terorrism. Yeah it isn't nice to hear seeing how you have brainwashed.