Russia and China voted against a US-led resolution at the UNSC which links a ceasefire to ongoing talks led by Qatar with support from the United States and Egypt to halt the war in return for Hamas releasing hostages.
Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia votes against a US ceasefire resolution for the Gaza war at the UNSC. / Photo: AFP
The United States, Israel's main ally which has vetoed previous ceasefire calls, put forward the resolution on Friday which for the first time would have supported"the imperative of an immediate and sustained ceasefire" and condemned the October 7 attack by Hamas. Russia's ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, said that the United States was doing nothing to rein in Israel, mocking Washington for speaking of a ceasefire after"Gaza has been virtually wiped off the face of the Earth.""The American product is exceedingly politicised, with the sole purpose being to play to voters and throw them a bone in the form of some kind of a mention of a ceasefire in Gaza," he said.
The US ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, called the Russian and Chinese vetoes"not just cynical" but also"petty."
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