Turkey's prime minister said his nation and others would respond by imposing more sanctions of their own against Syria.
Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed what would have been the first legally binding Security Council resolution against Syria since President Bashar Assad's military began using tanks and soldiers to attack pro-democracy protesters in mid-March.
The U.N. estimates the crackdown has led to more than 2,700 deaths. Russia and China both said they oppose the crackdown but that sanctions wouldn't help resolve the crisis. The U.N. vote was 9-2 with four abstentions -- India, South Africa, Brazil and Lebanon.
Note EU-Digest: The arguments of Russia and China for their veto on Syrian sanctions are not backed up by any or for that matter logic. Democratic movements in the Middle East will note who their true friends are.
The U.N. estimates the crackdown has led to more than 2,700 deaths. Russia and China both said they oppose the crackdown but that sanctions wouldn't help resolve the crisis. The U.N. vote was 9-2 with four abstentions -- India, South Africa, Brazil and Lebanon.
Note EU-Digest: The arguments of Russia and China for their veto on Syrian sanctions are not backed up by any or for that matter logic. Democratic movements in the Middle East will note who their true friends are.
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