Russia and China have used their veto power in the United Nations Security Council to block a draft resolution on the Middle East submitted by the United States. This resolution, which emphasizes the urgent need for an immediate and sustainable ceasefire to protect civilians on all sides, was not supported by a corresponding demand or call. According to a TASS correspondent, 11 out of the 15 members of the Security Council voted in favor of the document.
The resolution underscores the urgent need for an immediate and sustained ceasefire to protect civilians on all sides and unequivocally supports international diplomatic efforts aimed at achieving such a ceasefire tied to the release of all remaining hostages. It rejects actions that reduce the territory of the Gaza Strip, including through the formal or informal establishment of buffer zones, condemns calls for the displacement of the Palestinian enclave's population, and "rejects any attempt at demographic or territorial changes" there. Furthermore, the resolution "demands" that the "Hamas movement and other armed groups immediately grant humanitarian access to all remaining hostages."
Dmitriy Polyanskiy, Russia's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, previously stated that a UN Security Council document should contain a "demand" or "call" but not a "determination of necessity." This distinction highlights the differing approaches to the resolution's language and the underlying intentions behind the document.
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Based on materials from TASS