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>> because of the guaranteed russian obstructionism of any action through the u.n. security council, the u.n. cannot galvanize the world to act as it should. >> there's no secret that the assad regime has had chemical weapons, significant stockpiles of chemical weapons. >> from a particular country? >> well, the russians supply them. >> a week after the august 21st gas attack, the united kingdom presented a resolution that included a referral of war crimes in syria to the international criminal court. again, the russians opposed it. as they have every form of accountability in syria. >> my pro...

Of the sabbath. israeli soldiers were not to take their home leave for the weekend. they've been asked to stay on guard and be prepared just in case. alex. >> okay. thank you for that. we're getting new reaction from one of syria's closest allies. russian president is responding to these comments by john kerry. >> because of the guaranteed russian obstructionism and action through the u.n. security council, u.n. cannot galvanize the world to act as it should. i'm. >> i'm curious if president putin has offered any response to secretary kerry. >> reporter: not a response but a blistering respo...

Council, the u.n. cannot galvanize the world to act as it should. >> let's talk with cnn's nick paton walsh at the u.n. nick, talk about the u.n. mandate that is just simply out of reach for the u.s. >> reporter: well, what you heard john kerry delineate yesterday was how simply a russian veto here at the united nations historically meant that all syrian resolutions here are blocked, that the u.s. really never gets its way here, and that's certainly i think what has been blocking any progress in the past few days in the u.s. mind. we have a complicated time table ahead of us here because, as y...

Counting. they really view this as being more in america's own interests in its own political interest than the genuine care for the syrian population. >> fascinating analysis. let's go to nick paton walsh at the united nations. the secretary had some strong words, today, about the united nations and its role. listen to this. >> by the definition of their own mandate, the u.n. can't tell us anything that we haven't shared with you this afternoon or that we don't already know. and because of the guaranteed russian obstructionism of any action through the u.n. security council, the u.n. cannot g...

Investigation will not affirm who used these chemical weapons. that is not the mandate of the u.n. investigation. th they will only affirm whether such weapons were used. by the definition of their own mandate, the u.n. can't tell us anything that we haven't shared with you this afternoon or that we don't already know. and because of the guaranteed russian obstructionism of any action through the u.n. security council, the u.n. cannot galvanize the world to act as it should. so let me be clear. we will continue talking to the congress, talking to our allies and most importantly talking to the ...