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Opinion | UN’s sanctions-fuelled approach to North Korea must end

Thirteen of the 15 current UN Security Council members voted in favour of extending the panel’s mandate, with China abstaining and Russia vetoing the resolution. The Russian side said the …

Opinion | As Gaza crisis shows, UN Security Council is being muzzled by vetoes

by Walter Watson

In February 2022, Russia vetoed a Security Council resolution that demanded it immediately end its invasion of Ukraine. More recently, the Biden administration has vetoed two Security Council resolutions – …