Russia will veto a draft resolution of the UN Security Council sanctions against Syria over the alleged use of chemical weapons. About it reports on Friday, February 24, TASS with reference to the Deputy permanent representative to the UN Vladimir Safronkov. “I very clearly explained its position to partners, saying that if it [the draft resolution] will be submitted for consideration, we will impose the veto on it, and they know about it,” — said the diplomat at the end of a closed-door meeting of the security Council. The draft resolution, as suggested by Safronov, “anticipates the results of the investigation” which was conducted by experts of the United Nations and the Organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons (OPCW). In addition, according to zampolpreda, it contains no evidence and biased. In consequence, the diplomat said the pressure to “get a kind of one-sided investigation”. “We have said that the
