China and Russia Veto <br />UN Sanctions , on North Korea .<br />The U.N. Security Council resolution was drafted by the U.S. in response to at least 12 ballistic missile tests conducted by North Korea in 2022.<br />This is the first time the U.N. delegates from China and Russia have vetoed a sanction vote since 2006.<br />This is the first time the U.N. delegates from China and Russia have vetoed a sanction vote since 2006.<br />All of the other 13 members of the council <br />voted for adoption of the resolution.<br />U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. <br />Linda Thomas-Greenfield blasted the nations' veto votes.<br />For the first time in 15 years, <br />a U.N. Security Council member has used a veto... , Linda Thomas-Greenfield, <br />U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., via CNN.<br />... to stop the council from fulfilling its responsibility to <br />hold the DPRK (North Korea) accountable for its <br />unlawful proliferation, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, <br />U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., via CNN.<br />The vetoes today are dangerous. , Linda Thomas-Greenfield, <br />U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., via CNN.<br />Those members today have <br />taken a stance that not only <br />undermines the Security Council's <br />previous action to which they <br />have committed.., Linda Thomas-Greenfield, <br />U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., via CNN.<br />... but also undermines our collective security, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, <br />U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., via CNN.<br />The U.S. ambassador also stated that the veto votes amount to condoning North Korea's nuclear agenda.<br />These council members have decided to shield a proliferator from facing the consequences of its actions... , Linda Thomas-Greenfield, <br />U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., via CNN.<br />... and they have demonstrated the worthlessness of their word by giving an explicit nod of approval to the DPRK, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, <br />U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., via CNN.<br />The Russian ambassador to the U.N. evoked North Korea's humanitarian needs as justification for the vetoes.<br />The strengthening of the sanctions pressure on Pyongyang is not only useless but it's extremely dangerous from the humanitarian consequences <br />of such measures, Vasily Alekseevich Nebenzya, <br />Russian Ambassador to the U.N., via CNN
