Russia on Tuesday vetoed a US-drafted resolution that would have extended for a year the mandate of a panel investigating who is behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
It was the eighth time that Russia has used its veto power at the Security Council to block action targeting its Assad ally.
The investigation by the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons - known as the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) - was unanimously created by the 15-member UN Security Council in 2015 and renewed in 2016 for another year.
Its latest report is due Thursday and the mission’s mandate is due to expire in mid-November.
China abstained from Tuesday’s vote, while Bolivia joined Russia in voting no.
Eleven countries voted in favor of the text.
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