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Russia blocks Security Council action on Ukraine

Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Friday that would have demanded that Moscow immediately stop its aggression against Ukraine and withdraw all troops, a move several Council members said was deplorable, but inevitable.

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Security Council holds late night Emergency Meeting on Ukraine.
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Security Council holds late night Emergency Meeting on Ukraine.

As Security Council meets on Ukraine crisis, Russia announces start of ‘special military operation’

Peace and Security“President Putin, stop your troops from attacking Ukraine, give peace a chance,” Secretary-General António Guterres urged Wednesday evening at the start of an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, the body's second late night session this week.

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