SYRIA: ‘Russia blocks U.N. Security Council condemnation of Syria attack’, Reuters, 12 April 2017

Russia vetoed a Western effort at the U.N. Security Council to condemn last week's deadly gas attack in Syria and push Syria's Bashar al-Assad to cooperate with international inquiries into the incident. China, which has vetoed six resolutions on Syria since the civil war began, abstained from the vote, along with Ethiopia and Kazakhstan. Ten countries voted in favor of the text, while Bolivia joined Russia in voting no. 'Russia blocks U.N. Security Council condemnation of Syria attack', Reuters, 12 April 2017