Russia vetoes UN resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in the war between Sudan's rival forces
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Stop tearing your country apart. Stop blocking aid to the Sudanese people. Stop the violence."
Biden urged "one voice" to tell the rival forces
On Sudan, we're seeing one of the world's most serious humanitarian crises—eight million people on the brink of famine,
he said
It is shocking that Russia has vetoed an effort to save lives – though perhaps, it shouldn’t be,
Thomas-Greenfield said on Monday after the Security Council vote
One country stood in the way of the council speaking with one voice. One country is the blocker,
Lammy said after the vote
This Russian veto is a disgrace. … While Britain works with our African partners, Russia vetoes their will.”
U.K. Foreign Minister David Lammy, who chaired the meeting, told the council afterward