Russia vetoes Security Council resolution condemning attempted annexation of Ukraine regions

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Russia on Friday vetoed a <a href="https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/">Security Council</a> resolution which described its attempts to unlawfully annex four regions of Ukraine earlier in the day with a formal ceremony in Moscow, as “a threat to international peace and security”, demanding that the decision be immediately and unconditionally reversed.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>