Russian vetoes are putting UN security council's legitimacy at risk, says US
Exclusive: Warning over body’s failure to act on Syria and Ukraine comes on top of wider criticism of its structure and the permanent members’ veto rights
The UN security council discussing the war in Syria earlier this month. Photograph: Loey Felipe/AFP/Getty
The United States has warned that Russia’s continued blanket use of its UN veto will jeopardise the security council’s long-term legitimacy and could lead the US and like-minded countries to bypass it as a decision-making body.
