Russia vetoes U.N. resolution on alleged Syria chemical attack

Russia vetoes U.N. resolution on alleged Syria chemical attack

Russian Deputy U.N. Ambassador Vladimir Safronkov vetoes a Western-led U.N. Security Council resolution that condemns the alleged use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 12, 2017. Russia criticized the resolution for labeling the Syrian government as the culprit in the chemical weapons attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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