Russia protects North Korea in the UN with veto of resolution to investigate sanction violations | CNN

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : US Deputy Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood asked how a civilized nation could block the approval.
50% : Facing increased international ostracism - and acute ammunition shortages - Russian President Vladimir Putin has grown more reliant on North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un.North Korea has also gained a powerful backer at the UN which wields veto power.
50% : Video Ad Feedback A timeline of North Korea's recent missile tests 02:22 - Source: CNNSince UN Resolution 1718 was passed in 2006 establishing the seven-member panel, sanctions on North Korea have not achieved their aims or contributed to an improved situation on the Korean Peninsula, Russia contended.
50% : ""This veto undermines the panel's work; the integrity of the international nuclear non-proliferation regime; and this Council's credibility in upholding UN Security Council resolutions," Woodward said, adding that the panel of experts has "played a vital role in constraining" North Korea over the past decade.
48% : While UN sanctions prohibit arms transfers to or from North Korea, the Kim regime has become a big supplier of weapons to Putin's war effort in Ukraine.
39% : Britain's Ambassador to the UN Barbara Woodward called the Russian veto "deeply concerning.
37% : Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia told the Security Council the UN-imposed sanctions regime on Pyongyang, aimed at stopping North Korea from conducting nuclear tests or launching ballistic missiles, is "losing its relevance" and is "detached from reality," according to a UN press release.
30% : International sanctions and UN investigations into North Korea's illegal weapons program have previously been backed by Russia.

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