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Russia and China: Sabotaging U.N. with vetoes

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Russia and China: Sabotaging U.N. with vetoes

George A. Lopez,
Special to CNN

Updated 9:23 AM EST,
Wed February 8, 2012

Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin raises his hand to vote against the Syria resolution on February

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Russia vetoed Arab League call for sanctions on Syria; China went along

George Lopez: The veto is effort to keep U.N. from imposing sanctions, period

Russia believes the U.N. must be limited in its response to crises, he writes

Lopez: China, Russia want to curb U.N.'s ability to promote peace, human rights


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http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/08/opinion/lopez-russia-sanctions-cold-war/index.html?hpt=hp_t2




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