Russia defended its veto of a UN resolution that would have extended humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-held northwest from Turkey for a year, insisting that its demand for only a six-month extension was essential and accusing Western nations of using 'sly' tactics and trying 'to govern the world.'
A refugee camp for displaced people run by the Turkish Red Crescent in Sarmada district, north of Idlib city, Syria, on Nov. 26, 2021. Russia defended its veto of a UN resolution that would have extended humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-held northwest from Turkey for a year, insisting that its demand for only a six-month extension was essential and accusing Western nations of using "sly" tactics and trying "to govern the world.
U.S. deputy ambassador Richard Mills shot back, accusing Russia of abusing its veto power for the 17th time on a Syria resolution, this time on a measure aimed at facilitating humanitarian help for millions of people suffering from 11 years of war. Mills urged the international community to come together "and firewall any further politicization of what is a purely humanitarian issue."
By exercising its veto, he said, "the Russian Federation once again protected the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria."
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