Russia vetoed on Wednesday the United Nations (UN) resolution on establishing an international tribunal for prosecuting the people guilty of shooting down the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17).
Eleven members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) voted in favour of the proposal, which would have been enough for the resolution to be adopted, but Russia used its right of veto.
The remaining three countries sitting on the UNSC – Angola, Venezuela and China abstained, TASS news agency informs.
Prior to the vote, the UNSC observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims.
The draft resolution, which was proposed by Malaysia, classified the …read more
Source: Novinite
