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UN Security Council members look to act on Ukraine, but doomed to fail
United Nations Security Council members are preparing to put forward a draft resolution on Ukraine that will call out Russia over its actions toward its neighbour, said a Security Council diplomat, but the move is doomed to fail.
It will not be adopted by the 15-member council as Russia is a veto power - along with the United States, France, Britain and China - but it gives Washington and allies a chance to show that Moscow is internationally isolated over its actions on Ukraine.
"We work on the resolution in the Security Council. I hope we can move to action in the next hours or days...
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