- The UN Security Council did not adopt a resolution from Russia on Saturday that would have condemned the US and its allies for a joint military strike on Syrian chemical weapons facilities.
- Russia, China, and Bolivia voted in favor of the draft resolution, eight countries voted against it, and four abstained.
- Russia, which is Syria’s strongest military ally, repeatedly warned the US against carrying out Friday’s strikes, and the operation dealt a significant blow to already fragile US-Russia relations.
- Nikki Haley, the US’s ambassador to the UN, said the US would be “locked and loaded” if Assad used chemical weapons again.
The United Nations Security Council rejected a resolution Saturday from Russia that would have condemned “the aggression against the Syrian Arab Republic by the US and its allies in violation of international law and the UN Charter.”
Russia, China and Bolivia voted in favor of the draft resolution, Reuters reported. Eight countries voted against the draft and four abstained. In order to pass, a resolution needs nine votes in favor and no vetoes from the US, France, China, Russia, or the UK.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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