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Russia Vetoes Extension of Chemical Weapons Probe in Syria
(Reuters-New York Times) Russia cast a veto at the UN Security Council on Tuesday preventing the renewal of the mandate for a mission investigating the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Eleven countries voted in favor of the text, Bolivia joined Russia in voting no, and China abstained. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said, "Russia has once again demonstrated it will do whatever it takes to ensure the barbaric Assad regime never faces consequences for its continued use of chemicals as weapons."