Russia has wielded its veto in the UN Security Council to block a resolution that would recognise the 1995 Srebrenica massacre as genocide.<br /><br /> As UN officials recall 'horrors,' Security Council fails to condemn #Srebrenica as genocide http://t.co/2HAoJAb9HQ pic.twitter.com/qJGZSUfxzs— UN News Centre (@UN_News_Centre) 8 Juillet 2015<br /> <br /><br /> Drafted by the UK to mark the 20th anniversary of the Bosnian War atrocity, Russia’s ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin dismissed it as “counter-productive and likely to cause greater tension in the region.”<br /><br /> Four other members of the Council abstained while the rest voted in favour. Serbia does not have a seat on the Council and asked ally Moscow for support during the meeting.<br /><br /> In Srebrenica, a peace march is retracing the path taken by thousands of Muslim men and boys who fled the eastern Bosnian town to escape the advancing Bosnian Serb forces.<br /><br /> Thousands march to remember #Srebrenica massacre victims http://t.co/x5W23vHtPr pic.twitter.com/WDmi
