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Russia’s ally China supported the resolution sponsored by the United Kingdom and Sierra Leone, along with all other U.N. Security Council members. But Moscow’s veto doomed the measure.
Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution on Monday calling for an immediate cease-fire in the war between Sudan’s military and paramilitary forces. This will adversely affect the delivery of humanitarian aid to millions in desperate need.
Russia’s ally China supported the resolution sponsored by the United Kingdom and Sierra Leone, along with all other U.N. Security Council members. But Moscow’s veto doomed the measure.
UK Foreign Minister David Lammy, who chaired the meeting, said that Moscow’s move was uncalled for and is in disgrace. War-torn Sudan plunged into conflict in April 2023, when long-simmering tensions between its military and paramilitary leaders erupted in the capital, Khartoum. Soon, the friction between the two forces spread to other regions, including western Darfur, which was wracked by bloodshed and atrocities in 2003.
Last week, U.N. political chief Rosemary DiCarlo accused allies of Sudan’s warring forces of enabling the slaughter that has killed more than 24,000 people and created the world’s worst displacement crisis. The outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden echoed those concerns Monday at the G20 meeting in Brazil.
Russia’s deputy U.N. Ambassador Dmitry Polyansky told the Security Council that Moscow vetoed the resolution because it should be solely the government of Sudan that should be responsible for what happens in the country. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield retorted that it is shocking that Russia has vetoed an effort to save lives, though perhaps it shouldn’t be.
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Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates of arming the RSF, which the UAE denies. The RSF has also reportedly received support from Russia’s Wagner mercenary group.
