BBCNEWS BBC News February 25, 2018
Killed since sunday, according to human rights activists. Hospitals overwhelmed by the number of casualties have been targets of the governments bombing. On the fringes of the Security Council, the tensest of negotiations. But always a sense of urgency from the backers of this resolution and always the unresolved question would russia allow it to pass . I would call upon those who are in favour of the draft resolution to raise their hand. When it came to a vote, the Russian Ambassador held his arm aloft not to wield a veto, but to finally agree. Yet, western diplomats still attacked moscow for...