Russian Veto

Russia on Tuesday said the United States was seeking to place weapons in space, the latest accusation in an ongoing row that comes a day after Washington vetoed a Russian non-proliferation motion at the United Nations.

The evacuation of around 700 Indian students stranded in battle-torn Ukraine's Sumy was put on hold again today as Ukraine vetoed the Russian idea of a humanitarian corridor from three of its cities to Russia and Belarus, calling it an "unethical".

The Russian and Ukrainian governments on Friday signalled an openness to negotiations even as a UN security action was blocked by Moscow as expected and authorities in Kyiv urged citizens to help defend the capital from advancing Russian forces.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused France of deliberately luring Moscow into vetoing a United Nations resolution on Syria and suggested Paris was doing the bidding of the United States.

Thomas Shannon, the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, said today the United States would use its veto power in the UN Security Council to block any sale of Su-30 fighter aircraft to Iran.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today Russia's "outrageous" veto of a UN resolution to establish a special tribunal to try those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine reinforced concerns Moscow was protecting the perpetrators.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday made an "urgent" appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin not to veto a UN Security Council resolution to try those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine.

NATO, responding to Russian warnings against Ukraine's bid to join the western alliance, said on Friday that no third country could veto its enlargement policy and approved new steps to advance Georgia towards membership.

Russia on Tuesday said the United States was seeking to place weapons in space, the latest accusation in an ongoing row that comes a day after Washington vetoed a Russian non-proliferation motion at the United Nations.

The evacuation of around 700 Indian students stranded in battle-torn Ukraine's Sumy was put on hold again today as Ukraine vetoed the Russian idea of a humanitarian corridor from three of its cities to Russia and Belarus, calling it an "unethical".

The Russian and Ukrainian governments on Friday signalled an openness to negotiations even as a UN security action was blocked by Moscow as expected and authorities in Kyiv urged citizens to help defend the capital from advancing Russian forces.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused France of deliberately luring Moscow into vetoing a United Nations resolution on Syria and suggested Paris was doing the bidding of the United States.

Thomas Shannon, the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, said today the United States would use its veto power in the UN Security Council to block any sale of Su-30 fighter aircraft to Iran.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today Russia's "outrageous" veto of a UN resolution to establish a special tribunal to try those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine reinforced concerns Moscow was protecting the perpetrators.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday made an "urgent" appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin not to veto a UN Security Council resolution to try those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine.

NATO, responding to Russian warnings against Ukraine's bid to join the western alliance, said on Friday that no third country could veto its enlargement policy and approved new steps to advance Georgia towards membership.