Western Sahara: US Criticizes Russia’s Veto, Vows to Continue Peace Efforts
- Russia vetoed a United States-drafted Security Council resolution that would have extended MINURSO and made Morocco’s Autonomy Plan the basis for negotiations.
- The United States said it would continue working with the parties and the United Nations toward a lasting settlement.
- Russia said the draft ignored Sahrawi self-determination and sidelined the Polisario Front.
- With no resolution adopted, MINURSO’s mandate expired on October 31.
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Why do we need an inch of the Sahara?
Why do we need an inch of the Sahara?Why did the Russian authorities not support the surrender of Western Sahara to Morocco?The conflict on the borders of Algeria and Morocco seems to be escalating and it is about the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers...
Cartoon: Art Of The Veto
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The end of the UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara (MINURSO) after 35 years of operation has sparked sharp polarization and conflicting responses within the Arab and Islamic worlds. The territorial dispute...
The chances for an independent Western Sahara are fading. The US sided with Morocco, while Russia sided with the Sahara. This led to a dispute that led to the UN disbanding its mission in the Sahara. This conflict is demonstrating to occupiers worldwide how to use the UN to their advantage. The article "US and Russia are at odds over Western Sahara. The reference is to the letter "R" from the website Kultura Liberalna.
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