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